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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3744128

Good Forever Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $991,727 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jerry Sun
1401 Lavaca St 42000
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 422-4327
[email protected]
Form and materials
Good forever foundation has a grant inquiry form which must be completed which includes information regarding the applicant's organization and programs.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The foundation makes grants to organizations that conduct research that contribute to the foundation's charitable purpose of artifical intelligence safety and biosecurity.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $991,727

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $18,113,687
  • Tax year 2023

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,052,549
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $787,336
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $140,101

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Palisade Research IncBerkeley, CA

    General program support

    $300,000
  2. Topos InstituteBerkeley, CA

    General program support

    $156,000
  3. AmodoSheffield, United Kingdom

    General program support

    $135,000
  4. EarendilMiddletown, DE

    General program support

    $113,000
  5. Bramble Center for InformationSan Diego, CA

    General program support

    $80,000
  6. EpisteaPrague, Czech Republic

    General program support

    $50,000
  7. Panoplia Laboratories IncWilmington, DE

    General program support

    $50,000
  8. Individual

    General program support

    $22,954
  9. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General program support

    $19,000
  10. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    General program support

    $17,000
  11. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA

    General program support

    $16,000
  12. Mathematical Metaphysics InstituteSanford, NC

    General program support

    $11,432
  13. Far Ai IncSan Diego, CA

    General program support

    $10,341
  14. Machine IntelligenceSan Francisco, CA

    General program support

    $10,000
  15. Center for Ai SafetySan Francisco, CA

    General program support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $175,00071% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $50,00020% of the total
  3. Science and technology3 grants $22,7739% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $576,341
  2. Delaware1 grant $113,000
  3. Maine2 grants $66,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $17,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $11,432

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Blake BorgesonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chelsea SunSECRETARY Hours 40Pay $120,000
  • Jerry SunPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $120,000
  • Alex VermeerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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