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Open Research Lab Inc

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Tax-exempt since July 2017
  • EIN: 81-0861414

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$494k (2023)

Expenses
$4.77M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.76M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$15M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$494,168
Expenses
$4,768,407
Net Income
-$4,274,239
Net Assets
-$12,233,255
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $178,797
36.2%
Program Services $152,290
30.8%
Investment Income $163,081
33.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,063,159
22.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,756,640
Total Liabilities $14,989,895
Net Assets -$12,233,255
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Rhodes (Research Director) $190,000 $0 $18,834
Patrick Krause (Data Director) $170,000 $0 $27,861
Sam Manning (Research Manager) $154,500 $0 $13,091
Aristia Glinka Kinis (Strategy Dir) $119,000 $0 $4,400
Tess Cotter (Operations Dir) $118,333 $0 $13,801
Chris Clark (Coo/Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$193,917
Expenses
$3,576,723
Net Income
-$3,382,806
Net Assets
-$7,959,016
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $161,118
83.1%
Program Services $25,840
13.3%
Investment Income $6,959
3.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $111,123
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $817,470
22.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,778,420
Total Liabilities $14,737,436
Net Assets -$7,959,016
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Rhodes (Research Director) $176,500 $0 $17,365
Patrick Krause (Data Manager) $152,500 $0 $24,655
Sam Manning (Research Manager) $144,000 $0 $6,016
David Lansky (General Counsel) $107,000 $0 $4,123
Elizabeth Proehl (Operations Dir) $104,250 $0 $13,440
Chris Clark (Coo/Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,163,260
Expenses
$2,967,624
Net Income
$7,195,636
Net Assets
-$4,576,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,135,056
99.7%
Program Services $25,000
0.2%
Investment Income $3,204
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,436
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $660,936
22.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,022,134
Total Liabilities $14,598,344
Net Assets -$4,576,210
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Rhodes (Research Director) $174,833 $0 $16,391
Sam Manning (Research Manager) $143,917 $0 $6,015
Patrick Krause (Data Manager) $132,500 $0 $19,525
Elizabeth Proehl (Operations Dir) $128,000 $0 $13,530
David Lansky (General Counsel) $106,583 $0 $2,853
Chris Clark (Coo/Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,136,079
Expenses
$6,627,171
Net Income
-$2,491,092
Net Assets
-$11,771,846
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,136,044
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $35
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,833
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $882,789
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,321,930
Total Liabilities $15,093,776
Net Assets -$11,771,846
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Rhodes (Operations Dir.) $160,000 $0 $9,470
Sam Manning (Researcher) $130,000 $0 $258
Elizabeth Proehl (Researcher) $115,000 $0 $8,382
Patrick Krause (Data Manager) $111,250 $0 $11,123
David Lansky (General Counsel) $101,833 $0 $0
Luke Lannini (Researcher) $93,872 $0 $8,449
Chris Clark (President/Coo) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,727,094
Expenses
$4,594,590
Net Income
-$2,867,496
Net Assets
-$9,323,815
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,726,811
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $283
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $141,195
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,187,154
25.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $834,220
Total Liabilities $10,158,035
Net Assets -$9,323,815
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Rhodes (Research Dir.) $170,000 $0 $8,939
Luke Iannini (Researcher) $126,667 $0 $10,694
Michael Nielsen (Researcher) $120,032 $0 $7,671
Victor Bret (Researcher) $115,000 $0 $9,139
Joshua Horowitz (Researcher) $110,000 $0 $8,169
David Lansky (General Counsel) $91,667 $0 $0
Chris Clark (President/Coo) $45,833 $0 $3,695
Jonathan Levy (Sec/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 18, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,865,919
Expenses
$3,157,286
Net Income
-$1,291,367
Net Assets
-$6,456,319
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,635,953
87.7%
Program Services $229,500
12.3%
Investment Income $466
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $158,320
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,182,671
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $551,125
Total Liabilities $7,007,444
Net Assets -$6,456,319
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michael Nielsen (Researcher) $175,000 $0 $10,137
Elizabeth Rhodes (Research Dir.) $154,667 $0 $9,048
Alexander Nawar (Researcher) $115,000 $0 $5,902
Luke Iannini (Researcher) $101,000 $0 $10,455
David Lansky (General Counsel) $100,000 $0 $0
Brian Hayes (Researcher) $75,000 $0 $31,107
Chris Clark (President/Coo) $50,000 $0 $8,320
Jonathan Levy (Sec/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 3, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,036,020
Expenses
$7,264,983
Net Income
-$1,228,963
Net Assets
-$5,164,952
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,947,540
98.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $50
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $88,430
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $202,019
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,894,409
53.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,332,854
Total Liabilities $9,497,806
Net Assets -$5,164,952
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Daniel Ingalls (Investigator) $366,667 $0 $18,130
Alessandro Warth (Investigator) $283,333 $0 $12,637
John Maloney (Investigator) $212,833 $0 $14,597
Tobias Schachman (Researcher) $200,000 $0 $11,598
Bret Victor (Investigator) $185,417 $0 $6,846
Chris Clark (Director/Coo) $150,000 $187,500 $11,728
David Lansky (General Counsel) $52,019 $173,397 $17,108
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 20, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,009,632
Expenses
$4,945,621
Net Income
-$3,935,989
Net Assets
-$3,935,989
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,000,000
99.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $34
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,598
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $169,513
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,843,642
57.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,314,924
Total Liabilities $5,250,913
Net Assets -$3,935,989
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dan Ingalls (Investigator) $267,179 $0 $17,287
Alex Warth (Investigator) $233,782 $0 $10,677
Bret Victor (Investigator) $200,385 $0 $4,853
John Maloney (Investigator) $166,987 $0 $9,199
Chris Clark (President/Coo) $164,871 $40,942 $4,642
Emily Eifler (Researcher) $160,312 $0 $7,819
Jonathan Levy (Sec/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sam Altman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Scaglia (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 11, 2017

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