Ashgro Inc. is a Delaware-based nonprofit (EIN: 88-4232889) founded in 2022 that serves as a fiscal sponsor for AI safety projects worldwide. Under Model A fiscal sponsorship, projects become legal programs of Ashgro and their leads are hired as Ashgro employees, giving them access to charitable funding from donor-advised funds and institutional grantmakers that require 501(c)(3) status. Ashgro handles all accounting, payroll, grant and expense management, and tax compliance, charging a tiered fee of 5-10% of project revenue. Sponsored projects include AI Safety Info (aisafety.info) and Timaeus, among others. The organization was founded by JJ Hepburn, who previously led AI Safety Support.
Funding Details
- Annual Budget
- $2,672,983
- Monthly Burn Rate
- $222,748
- Current Runway
- -
- Funding Goal
- -
- Funding Raised to Date
- $6,419,964
- Fiscal Sponsor
- -
Theory of Change
Ashgro reduces the administrative burden on AI safety project leads by absorbing all legal, financial, and compliance overhead through fiscal sponsorship. By removing bureaucratic obstacles, Ashgro enables more people to work on AI safety without needing to establish their own nonprofit structures. This increases the number of viable AI safety projects and helps talented researchers access philanthropic funding that would otherwise be inaccessible. The net effect is more AI safety work happening faster, contributing to reduced existential risk from advanced AI.
Grants Received
from Long-Term Future Fund
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC
- Created
- Mar 19, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC