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Center for Applied Rationality

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Founded 2012 (14 years old)HQ: Berkeleyrationality.org
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Berkeley nonprofit founded 2012 teaching applied rationality through workshops ($3,900 for 4.5 days), trained 1,300+ alumni reporting 9.2/10 satisfaction and 0.17σ life satisfaction increase at 1-year follow-up. Received $3.5M+ from Open Philanthropy and $5M from FTX (later clawed back); faced major organizational challenges in the early 2020s.

Revenue
$9.1M
as of 2023
Annual Expenses
$9.4M
as of 2023
Net Assets
$4.4M
as of 2023

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$9.1M2023
Revenue (ARR) chart. Annual run rate: $90K in 2012 to $9.1M in 2023.$0$3.3M$6.7M$10M$13M201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023

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Annual Expenses$9.4M
Revenue$9.1M
Net Assets$4.4M
People
Founder (text)Julia Galef
Biographical
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Applied_Rationality
Organization
HeadquartersBerkeley
CountryUnited States
Founded Date2012
Legal Structure501(c)(3) organization
General
Websitehttp://rationality.org/

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