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BASIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 874408882 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE U40 · Science & Technology · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.7M
expenses
$2.9M
net assets
$4.1M
employees
13
program ratio
92%
mission · from form 990

CREATING A NEW KIND OF AI RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

profile · synthesized from sources

BASIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE is a New York-based nonprofit focused on advancing artificial intelligence research. It develops AI agents capable of abstract reasoning and goal-directed behavior across multiple domains through its MARA project. The organization operates as a research entity with funding from government contracts and grants.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $500K
    THE MODELING, ABSTRACT AND REASONING AGENT (MARA) PROJECT IS A RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AI AGENTS CAPABLE OF DISCOVERING AND REASONING WITH ABSTRACT MODELS OF THE WORLD TO CARRY OUT GOALS ACROSS A PORTFOLIIO OF DOMAINS.
  2. #2 $383K
    CORE TECH PROGRAM EXPENSE
named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

MARА Project
Research initiative to develop AI agents capable of discovering and reasoning with abstract models of the world to carry out goals across a portfolio of domains.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Economic and Financial Research 1 activity
    • Developing AI agents for multi-domain reasoning and goal achievement
      Conducts research to develop AI agents capable of discovering and reasoning with abstract models of the world to achieve goals across multiple domains. This includes core technology development and participation in advanced research initiatives.
  • Biomedical Research and Innovation 1 activity
    • Participating in U.S. Department of Defense research contracts
      Engages in defense-related research as a subrecipient under a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, contributing to advanced technological development.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.75M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$24K1%
Other revenue$4.72M
expenses
Total expenses$2.95M
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$2.47M
Grants paid out$60K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$4.09M
Cash$3.47M
Investments$154K
Liabilities$-31K
Net assets$4.12M
Liquid reserves14.8 mo
2 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue +245.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ZENNA TAVARES PRESIDENT 40 $195K
EMILY LAMBERT MACKEVICIUS DIRECTOR 40 $188K
RAFAL URBANIAK PROGRAMMER 40 $188K
MICHELANGELO NAIM PROGRAMMER 40 $183K
DMITRY BATENKOV PROGRAMMER 40 $182K
JOHN FESER PROGRAMMER 40 $172K
KAREN SCHROEDER PROGRAM MANA 40 $147K
ELIAS BINGHAM DIRECTOR 40 $131K
board members · 1
  • ARMANDO SOLAR- LEZSAMA — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Government — Subrecipient in a research contract.