Nonprofit · EIN 84-4016495
CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · CARLSBAD, CA 92008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,154,946 | $4,305,079 | -$2,150,133 | $483,228 | $143,472 | $339,756 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,094,131 | $3,142,538 | $951,593 | $2,692,074 | $202,185 | $2,489,889 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,154,750
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $196
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $80,092
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $266,250
- Other salaries and wages
- $522,416
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,298,722
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,968
- Accounting fees
- $51,222
- Occupancy
- $106,733
- Travel
- $127,643
- Depreciation
- $17,316
- Program services (functional)
- $3,408,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $774,500
- Fundraising (functional)
- $122,364
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,692,074
- Total assets, end of year
- $483,228
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $143,472
- Net assets, end of year
- $339,756
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $38,354
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $264,756
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $75,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,154,946
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL SCHMACHTENBERGER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $242,250 |
| MIA GRABLE | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $24,000 |
| SAM FEINBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE KEPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL SCHMACHTENBERGER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $180,000 |
| MIA GRABLE | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $24,000 |
| SAM FEINBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE KEPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2173 SALK AVE STE 250, CARLSBAD, CA 92008-7383
- In care of
- % DANIEL SCHMACHTENBERGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MIA GRABLE, 2173 SALK AVENUE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008
- Signed the 990
- MIA GRABLE, SECRETARY AND TREASURER
- Phone
- (858) 367-0629
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 84-4016495 or by the name CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE "CRI" IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PREVENTING CIVILIZATIONAL RISKS AND IMPROVING SOCIAL COORDINATION. THE AIM IS TO SUPPORT STABILITY AND GENUINE PROGRESS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS(120) - CRI OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CIVIC ARENAS. EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE PUBLIC EDUCATION (ON PODCASTS, LECTURES, ETC) ON TOPICS RELATED TO SOCIETAL RESILIENCE. CRI'S FOCUS IS ON DELIVERING FRAMEWORKS TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX TOPICS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS TOWARDS SOLUTIONS. THE CONSILIENCE PROJECT IS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION PRODUCED BY CRI, FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PEOPLE`S THINKING SKILLS, MEDIA LITERACY, AND ABILITY TO MAKE SENSE OF COMPLEX AND FRAUGHT TOPICS. THE PROJECT ALSO EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURE.Expenses $383,892
- METACRISIS TRAINING(160): $789,521- THE METACRISIS TRAINING IS DEVELOPING CURRICULUM FOR PEOPLE SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC AND EXISTENTIAL RISKS. WE OFFER A GENERALIZED CURRICULUM AS WELL AS DOMAIN-SPECIFIC TUTORING. ALL COURSES ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA ONLINE COURSES AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS.Expenses $789,521
- CATASTROPHIC RISK RESEARCH & WRITING(140): $1,093,540 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ISSUES AT THE INTERFACE OF CATASTROPHIC RISK, CIVILIZATIONAL COLLAPSE, AND SOCIAL SYSTEM RESILIENCE. RESEARCHERS PRODUCED PAPERS PUBLISHED AND SHARED VIA VARIOUS PUBLIC MEDIUMS (E.G. EVENT FORUMS, OUR WEBSITE) AND IN PRIVATELY CIRCULATED WHITE PAPERS. TALKS AND PODCASTS RELATED TO THIS RESEARCH WERE CREATED TO SPUR FURTHER WORK IN THE FIELD.Expenses $1,093,540
- WHITE PAPER PRODUCTION & EDITING(130):$285,493 - WHITE PAPERS ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY MEDIUMS CRI USES TO FORMALIZE AND DISTRIBUTE OUR RESEARCH IN CATASTROPHIC RISK AND CIVILIZATION DESIGN.Expenses $285,492
- HURRICANE DISASTER PROGRAM (170): TEMPORARY AND SHORT-TERM NATURAL DISASTER EMERGENCY FUNCTION. WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HURRICANE HELENE OCCURRED IN 2024 CAUSING DEVASTATION ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES, THERE WERE SEVERAL CRI TEAM MEMBERS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THAT NATURAL DISASTER AS WELL. CRI GRATEFULLY HAD A NETWORK OF RESOURCES AND THE CAPACITY TO HELP WITH IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF. RESTRICTED FUNDS GRANTED TO CRI WERE USED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYER DISASTER RELIEF STIPENDS TO THE EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND VARIOUS DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $60,319 · grants $15,000
- GENERAL PROGRAMS(110):$855,947 - GIVEN THAT OUR WORK IS INTERDISCIPLINARY IN NATURE, WE OFTEN HAVE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENTIRE ROSTER OF PROGRAMS ACROSS CRI. IN ADDITION TO ORG-WIDE PROJECTS, THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE HOUSE OUR RESEARCH MATERIAL COSTS, ACCESS TO VARIOUS JOURNALS, EXPERT CONVENINGS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS.Expenses $795,451 · grants $65,092
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-4016495
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $483,228
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,154,946
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,154,946 | $4,305,079 | $483,228 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,094,131 | $3,142,538 | $2,692,074 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,265,045 | $1,487,075 | $1,650,369 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-4016495).
Questions about CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE is 84-4016495.
- Is CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MIA GRABLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $242,250 (DANIEL SCHMACHTENBERGER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does CIVILIZATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,154,946, expenses of $4,305,079 and total assets of $483,228 at year end.
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