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BERI SUPPORT FUND: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BERI SUPPORT FUND (EIN 82-4039090)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-09-15
IRS object ID
202002599349301450
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2019 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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ExplanationWe verify organization's status and carry out an extensive investigation into the organization's activities and goals, prior to funds being disbursed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

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Future of Life Institute
PO Box 706AllstonMA02134471052538501c3$50,000$02019 Future of Life Award
Leverage Research
454 Wesley AveOaklandCA94606453989386501c3$50,000$0General support
Machine Intel Res Inst
2030 Addison St Ste 700BerkeleyCA94704582565917501c3$600,000$0General support
Social & Envir Entrepreneurs
23532 Calabasas Rd Ste ACalabasasCA91302954116679501c3$25,000$0Support of ALLFED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFor grants to domestic organizations, we verify 501(c)(3) status and carry out an extensive investigation into the organization's activities and goals, prior to funds being disbursed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescIn-kind propertyDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$364,830NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAfter preparation, the form is reviewed by the deputy director. Once they approve, the form is distributed to the board of directors, each of whom must individually state that they approve submission of the document as written.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsAs stated in our Conflict of Interest Policy:Each director, officer, Board Committee member, and key employee shall annually sign a statement that: (a) the person has received a copy of this policy, has read and understood it, and has agreed to comply with it; and (b) if required, discloses the persons Financial Interests and family relationships that could give rise to conflicts of interestThe Fund shall annually review disclosure forms submitted and monitor compliance with this policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public InspectionOur website has a link to the IRS website, which has all of our 990s.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableNo documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection ProcessIt is the organizations practice to appoint an audit committee to assume responsibility for oversight of any audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant in any tax period in which the organizations gross receipts exceed $2M. For 2019 tax period, no committee was established for this purpose.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Berkeley Existential Risk InitiatBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1340 S Lemon Ave Ste 2374AddressLine1Txt
CityWalnutCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91789ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN814820272EIN
Primary ActivitiesReduce Existential RiskPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd