Pauseai US
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The purpose of PauseAI US is to encourage Americans to help bring about an indfefinite, global pause on frontier AI development - until we can be confident that the technology is safe for humanity - through education of all stakeholders, include the public and professionals in the industry.
- Income
- $451,465
- Spending
- $323,434
- Spent on programs
- 59%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $90,385, executive director and president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 57% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1559% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $63,181 spent. Education: PauseAI US educates the public and elected officials about artificial intelligence technologies, its potential risks, and the possibilities for governing and regulating the risks, particularly pausing frontier development of AI capabilities ("PauseAI") and international treaty agreements to safeguard human interests and determine if there are safe development practices.
- $63,180 spent. Volunteer/Community: PauseAI US cultivates a community of readers, listeners, social media followers, a Discord community, and a volunteer community who carry out PauseAI-related education and advocacy. Maintaining this community is a significant project, involving attention to all parts of the volunteer pipeline-- outreach, recruitment, organizing, monitoring, and providing ongoing support as volunteers implement and assist with our programming.
- $63,180 spent. Lobbying: PauseAI US engages in direct lobbying, with an employee (Felix De Simone) located in DC and taking in-person meetings with staffers and federal elected officials to ask them to support AI regulation, Pause, and international cooperation for AI Safety. We also grassroots lobby, calling for individuals to ask for meaningful AI regulation from their representatives at all levels of government, through Action Workshops where we guide them through the steps and by releasing written and video material through out Discord community and social media.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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