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TLON

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 352798272 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE A70 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · tlon.team
revenue
$333K
expenses
$252K
net assets
$150K
employees
0
volunteers
2
program ratio
93%
mission · from form 990

Tlon translates content related to effective altruism, existential risk, and global priorities research into multiple languages.

profile · synthesized from sources

Tlon translates content related to effective altruism, existential risk, and global priorities research into multiple languages. The organization supports the global effective altruism community by making key resources accessible in non-English languages through translations of articles, books, videos, and online courses. It operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2023.

named programs · 9 · from sources

What they call their work

Boletín altruismo eficaz
Monthly newsletter summarizing key news from the Spanish-speaking effective altruism community.
EA International
Multilingual database cataloging existing effective altruism translations.
Effective Altruism News
Aggregator of EA-related content from hundreds of blogs, podcasts, and video channels.
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies – Translations
Translation of the appendices into Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
Introducción al largoplacismo
Spanish translation of An Introduction to Longtermism by Fin Moorhouse.
Introducción al utilitarismo
Spanish translation of An Introduction to Utilitarianism by Richard Yetter Chappell, Darius Meissner, and William MacAskill.
La bisagra de la historia
Interview series with Spanish-speaking experts on major global problems, in collaboration with Laura González Salmerón and Pablo Melchor.
Rational Animations – Translations
Translation of video captions into Russian and Spanish.
Repository of core EA content
Hosts translations of foundational effective altruism materials in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Turkish.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
    • Aggregating effective altruism news and content
      Operates Effective Altruism News, an aggregator that tracks several hundred EA-related blogs, podcasts, video channels, and other sources to centralize access to the global effective altruism discourse.
  • Language Access Services 1 activity
    • Translating effective altruism and global priorities content
      Translates core materials on effective altruism, existential risk, and global priorities research into multiple languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. Specific translated works include "An Introduction to Longtermism" and "An Introduction to Utilitarianism" in Spanish, appendices of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" in Italian, Russian, and Spanish, and video captions for Rational Animations in Russian and Spanish.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Producing Spanish-language media on global problems
      Produces "La bisagra de la historia," a series of interviews with Spanish-speaking experts on major global problems, in collaboration with Laura González Salmerón and Pablo Melchor, and distributes the Boletín altruismo eficaz, a monthly newsletter summarizing key news from the Spanish-speaking effective altruism community.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$333K
Contributions & grants$327K98%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$7K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$252K
Program expenses93%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$200K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$158K
Cash$158K
Investments$0
Liabilities$8K
Net assets$150K
Liquid reserves7.5 mo
3 years on record · 2023–2025 · YoY revenue +28.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Pablo Stafforini President 40 $65K
board members · 2
  • David Althaus — Secretary
  • Johannes Treutlein — Treasurer
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Coefficient Giving Funder — Primary funder of Tlön
  • Laura González Salmerón Partner — Collaborates on the production of "La bisagra de la historia," a series of interviews with Spanish-speaking experts.
  • Pablo Melchor Partner — Collaborates on the production of "La bisagra de la historia," a series of interviews with Spanish-speaking experts.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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