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AI Sustainable Development Group Inc
Massapequa, NY · EIN 873958368 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE C60 · Environment · Small ($100K-$1M) · aisdg.com
revenue
$126K
expenses
$92K
net assets
$26K
employees
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mission · from form 990

Ethical AI for sustainable development

profile · synthesized from sources

AI Sustainable Development Group Inc (AISDG) advances ethical AI for sustainable development by empowering communities historically excluded from technology. The organization operates through two primary initiatives: the Habibi Tech Summit, a large-scale convening of Muslim technologists in New York City, and the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, a 12-week educational studio in Syracuse, NY. AISDG builds infrastructure, runs programs, and advocates for equitable AI governance with and for underrepresented communities.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab
12-week place-based education and production studio in Syracuse, NY that prepares underserved individuals to build AI-powered civic tools, creative works, and cultural preservation projects through three tracks: Rights-Aware Digital Citizenship, Cinematic Futures, and Memory & Media.
Habibi Tech Community & App
Digital platform and year-round community for Muslim technologists featuring member directories, forums, founder launchpad, and networking tools, supporting engagement between annual summits.
Habibi Tech Summit
Annual flagship convening in New York City that brings together Muslim technologists, founders, policymakers, and creatives to shape the future of AI; positioned as a UN Week side event starting in 2026.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Professional Conference & Symposium Organization 1 activity
    • Host and convene the Habibi Tech Summit
      Organized the inaugural Habibi Tech Summit in August 2025 in Brooklyn, bringing together approximately 1,000 attendees, including 605 paid participants, with 24 speakers across six industry tracks, 17 exhibitor booths, and 36 partner organizations over four stages and twelve hours of programming.
  • Tech Skills Training for Underserved Groups 1 activity
    • Operate the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab
      Run a year-round, 12-week pilot program in Syracuse, NY, through the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab that trains underserved individuals to build AI-powered tools and creative technologies for public good, currently operating three active pilot tracks focused on digital citizenship, cinematic futures, and memory & media.
  • Documentary Film Production 1 activity
    • Support AI-assisted narrative and cultural memory projects
      Support participants in creating AI-assisted narrative film and video projects that center underrepresented perspectives, and use archival collections, oral history, and AI tools to preserve and amplify cultural memory in collaboration with local institutions.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Develop AI-powered civic technology tools
      Create and deploy AI-assisted civic technology tools such as the Syracuse 311 Assistant to improve engagement between residents and local institutions.
    • Maintain a Muslim-led technologist community and digital platform
      Sustain a year-round network of Muslim technologists through ongoing events—including founder meetups, panel discussions, Demo Days, and social gatherings—and a mobile app for iOS and Android featuring member profiles, real-time forums, a founder launch pad, summit ticketing, and integrated networking.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$126K
Contributions & grants$15K12%
Program service revenue$112K89%
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expenses
Total expenses$92K
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balance sheet
Total assets$39K
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Net assets$26K
1 years on record · 2025–2025
relationships · 19

Who they work with

  • Bloomberg Global Business Forum Partner — Positioned the 2026 Habibi Tech Summit alongside the Bloomberg Global Business Forum during UN Week.
  • CNYCF Funder — Providing a $25,000 grant request for the pilot of the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab.
  • Central New York Community Foundation Funder — Requested $25,000 in funding for the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot
  • City of Syracuse Partner — Institutional partner in the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, supporting civic technology and public engagement initiatives.
  • Climate Week NYC Partner — Aligned the 2026 Habibi Tech Summit with Climate Week NYC as part of UN Week programming.
  • Clinton Global Initiative Partner — Positioned the 2026 Habibi Tech Summit alongside the Clinton Global Initiative as part of UN Week programming.
  • Community Folk Art Center Partner — Partners with the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab to preserve and broadcast cultural memory through AI-enhanced media projects.
  • Concordia Partner — Aligned the 2026 Habibi Tech Summit with Concordia during UN Week.
  • CreateTV Partner — Committed in-kind contributions to the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot
  • CreateTV Partner — Institutional partner in the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, supporting public media and civic technology initiatives.
  • Habibi Tech Network — Habibi Tech operates as an initiative under AISDG's organizational umbrella.
  • Onondaga Historical Association Partner — Collaborates with the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab on projects that use AI to surface and amplify cultural memory.
  • Onondaga Historical Association Partner — Committed in-kind contributions to the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot
  • Syracuse City Schools Partner — Institutional partner in the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, supporting education and youth engagement in AI.
  • Syracuse University Partner — Collaborates through faculty affiliation and shared programming in AI and justice; home institution for co-founder and director Yusuf Abdul-Qadir.
  • WAER Partner — Committed in-kind contributions to the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot
  • WAER Partner — Institutional partner in the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, supporting public media and civic technology initiatives.
  • WCNY Partner — Committed in-kind contributions to the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot
  • WCNY Partner — Institutional partner in the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, supporting public media and civic technology initiatives.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led AI Development and Governance
    methodology: community_led_tech_alignment
    By convening impacted communities, faith leaders, and cross-sector stakeholders in shaping AI, we produce more equitable and ethically grounded technology, because inclusive co-creation ensures governance reflects diverse values and lived experience.
  • Integrated Literacy and Public-Interest Capacity Building
    methodology: integrated_literacy_training
    By combining rights literacy, technical fluency, and project-based learning, we produce public-interest AI builders from underserved communities, because multidimensional training enables meaningful participation in AI development and creative economy opportunities.
  • Interdisciplinary Convergence for Responsible Innovation
    methodology: interdisciplinary_convergence
    By integrating technology, creative disciplines, and ethical frameworks into unified leadership models, we produce more holistic AI innovation, because complex societal challenges require blended expertise across technical, cultural, and business domains.
  • Values-Aligned Technological Infrastructure
    methodology: values_aligned_infrastructure
    By investing in faith-rooted, culturally grounded community building and infrastructure, we produce sustainable participation in AI development, because identity-affirming ecosystems increase ownership, trust, and long-term engagement among historically excluded groups.