ETH Zurich Fondation (USA)
ETH Zurich Foundation (USA), Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that serves as the primary contact point for US-based companies, foundations, alumni, and individuals who wish to support ETH Zurich. It channels donations to ETH Zurich to fund exceptional talent, groundbreaking research projects, professorships, scholarships, and new facilities. The organization has been used as a pass-through vehicle for AI safety-related grants, including an Open Philanthropy grant in 2024 supporting machine learning security research at ETH Zurich (a Trojan detection competition at the Security and Trustworthy ML conference).
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By providing US donors a tax-efficient vehicle to fund ETH Zurich, the foundation increases the total resources available for ETH Zurich's research programs, including AI safety and trustworthy AI research. The causal chain runs from US philanthropic funding through the 501(c)(3) pass-through to specific ETH Zurich labs and researchers working on making AI systems more robust, interpretable, and aligned with human values — thereby contributing to reduced risks from advanced AI.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC
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- Mar 20, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC