CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY (EIN 453100226) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2011

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

JACKSON CARROLL

Phone

5105427915

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY, founded in 2011, is a community nonprofit in the Medical Research sector that reported $6.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 30% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $10.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 60% operating deficit.

Mission

PERFORM AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO INDIVIDUAL, COLLECTIVE, AND ARTIFICIAL COGNITION. DO THIS RESEARCH BY: A) SEARCHING FOR IDEAS ON HOW TO ALIGN MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, AND FOR USEFUL IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE REASONING OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL HUMANS AND GROUPS OF HUMANS; B) TEST WHETHER THE IDEAS FOR ONE PORT TO THE OTHERS; C) TEST OUR IDEAS THROUGH TARGETED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS, RESEARCH WORKSHOPS, PHYSICAL RESEARCH CENTRES, AND ONLINE RESEARCH FORA; D) COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS IN RELATED FIELDS.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $3,057,148

Program Service Revenue $3,739

Investment Income $372

Other Revenue $3,268,323

TOTAL REVENUE $6,329,582

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $32,578

Salaries & Benefits $2,401,793

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $9,710,211

Other Expenses $7,720,623

TOTAL EXPENSES $10,154,994

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$6,329,582	$9,087,409	-0.3%
Expenses	$10,154,994	$9,407,213	+0.1%
Net Income	$-3,825,412	$-319,804	+11.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$72,873

Total Directors

$72,873

Key Employees

$699,810

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RUBEN BLOOM	TEAM LEAD	40	Key Emp	$165,236	$25,019	$190,255
RAFE KENNEDY	TEAM LEAD	40	Key Emp	$169,729	$9,989	$179,718
ROBERT MUSHKATBLAT	TEAM LEAD	40	Key Emp	$166,250	$4,921	$171,171
BEN PACE	TEAM LEAD	40	Key Emp	$149,154	$9,512	$158,666
RAYMOND ARNOLD	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$135,000	$13,538	$148,538
CHARLIE ROGERS-SMITH	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$145,686	$0	$145,686
RONNY FERNANDEZ	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$100,136	$16,311	$116,447
OLIVER HABRYKA	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$93,765	$18,129	$111,894
LUCAS TEIXEIRA	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$109,433	$0	$109,433
MIRANDA DIXON-LUINENBURG	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$105,745	$0	$105,745
JAMES BABCOCK	TEAM LEAD	40	Highest	$97,131	$5,881	$103,012
ANNA SALAMON	PRESIDENT	20	Officer Director	$51,163	$21,710	$72,873
DIVIA CAROLINE EDEN	BOARD MEMBER	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
ZVI MOWSHOWITZ	BOARD MEMBER	1	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$6,329,582	$10,154,994	$23,039,646	$-3,825,412
2023	$9,087,409	$9,407,213	$28,001,445	$-319,804
2022	$11,648,954	$10,163,623	$26,094,460	$1,485,331
2022	$11,648,954	$10,163,623	$26,094,460	$1,485,331
2021	$4,525,208	$3,692,284	$4,444,483	$832,924
2021	$4,525,208	$3,645,850	$4,444,483	$879,358
2020	$2,323,476	$1,967,112	$3,355,803	$356,364
2019	$1,566,753	$2,171,434	$3,063,201	$-604,681
2018	$3,858,875	$2,329,592	$3,628,838	$1,529,283

CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY