# COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201294
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 12, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1201294


## Contact

- **Address:** Griffin Chartered Accountants, Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX2 5AZ
- **Phone:** 01600 717615
- **Email:** operations@cooperativeaifoundation.org
- **Website:** www.cooperativeai.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (“AI”) AND RELATED FIELDS, WITH A FOCUS ON COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF AI SYSTEMS, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(B) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE USE, DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF AI SYSTEMS IN WAYS THAT ARE SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENCE” REFERS TO METHODS FOR ACHIEVING OR ENHANCING COOPERATION (WITH OTHER AI SYSTEMS AND/OR WITH HUMANS).

**Activities:** CAIF's mission is to support research that will improve the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all. We conduct grantmaking and run events to further this mission.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2368177 | £1731887 | £2720897 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1970726 | £2345257 | £2084607 | 5 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2423943 | £91509 | £2459138 | 3 |



## Trustees

- **Prof. Gillian Kereldena Hadfield** (Chair) — appointed June 30, 2021
- Allan Dafoe — appointed June 30, 2021
- Dr Thore Graepel — appointed Oct. 2, 2025
- Feng Tang — appointed May 15, 2025
- Jesse Thomas Scott Clifton — appointed June 6, 2025