Ashgro

Ashgro Inc. is a Delaware nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN: 88-4232889) founded in 2022. The organization provides comprehensive fiscal sponsorship services to AI safety projects globally, enabling them to receive charitable donations and grants without establishing their own legal entity. Ashgro was founded by JJ Hepburn, who had previously run AI Safety Support, an organization that shut down in 2023. The board of directors includes Luke Freeman, Greg Sadler, and JJ Hepburn.

Ashgro primarily offers Model A (comprehensive) fiscal sponsorship, under which a sponsored project becomes a legal program of Ashgro and the project lead is employed directly by Ashgro. This structure allows projects to access funding from donor-advised funds, private foundations, and other charity-only funding sources. Ashgro handles all back-office operations including payroll for global teams, accounting, budget tracking, grant management, legal compliance, and tax reporting. Project leads access their finances through a dedicated project portal. The fee structure is tiered at 5-10% of project revenue depending on project size and complexity.

The organization is primarily self-funded through these fees, with additional donations sought to improve services and provide operational stability. Ashgro's revenue grew rapidly from $75,031 in FY2022 to $2,104,518 in FY2023 and $4,240,415 in FY2024, reflecting a growing portfolio of sponsored projects. As of the most recent 990 filing, total assets stood at approximately $3.36 million. Known sponsored projects include AI Safety Info (aisafety.info) and Timaeus (timaeus.co), as well as Apart Research, with its broader portfolio encompassing multiple AI safety initiatives. The organization is based in Wilmington, Delaware, and employs a small operations team.