Hofvarpnir Studios

EIN: 871984527 501(c)(3) Science & Technology

Bridgeport, CA

Total Revenue
$59,716
Total Expenses
$471,317
Total Assets
$959,309
Net Assets
$959,309
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2021
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Nova DasSarma
Phone
3156173930
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Hofvarpnir Studios, founded in 2021, is a micro nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $60K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 96% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $471K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 689% operating deficit.

Mission

Hofvarpnir Studios believes artificial intelligence is a transformative technology in the 21st century that should be aligned with human preferences and behave as expected. As neural networks become more complex, studying them requires significant computational resources. The organization's mission is to bridge the gap between AI safety academics and high performance computing by providing the infrastructure they need to address challenges in developing safe AI systems. The organization is partnering with safety labs to build GPU clusters for large natural language models like GPT-3 and reinforcement learning workloads. The organization is also providing a smaller cluster for independent AI safety researchers. Overall, the organization's goal is to support and enable AI safety research through providing specialized computing infrastructure.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,000
Program Service Revenue $54,716
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $59,716

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $0
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $471,317
Other Expenses $471,317
TOTAL EXPENSES $471,317

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $59,716 $1,443,540 -1.0%
Expenses $471,317 $85,217 +4.5%
Net Income $-411,601 $1,358,323 -1.3%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
3
Independent Members
3
Employees
N/A
Volunteers
N/A

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
2
$0
Total Directors
3
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Shauna Kravec President & CEO 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Nova DasSarma Treasurer 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Tom Brown Director 1.00
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 No data No data No data No data
2023 $59,716 $471,317 $959,309 $-411,601
2022 $1,443,540 $85,217 $1,370,910 $1,358,323
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