THE EARTH SPECIES PROJECT
Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings
THE EARTH SPECIES PROJECT The Earth Species Project (ESP)is the new frontier of interspecies understanding. We decode animal communication with advanced AI to illuminate the diverse intelligences on earth.Founded in 2018, Earth Species Project brings together the best of tech, nonprofit, and academia to shift the way humans relate to the rest of nature.We develop the worlds first and most capable large language models like AVES and NatureLM-audio for studying animal communication. Built on AI breakthroughs in human language and reasoning, our multimodal foundation models capture the complexity of the natural world and illuminate the languages hidden across the tree of life. To accelerate progress across the scientific community, we open source as much of our work as possible sharing datasets, benchmarks, and models to advance the study of animal communication. In collaboration with leading biologists around the world, were also using our models to study the vocal repertoire of crows, beluga whales, elephants, a
Annual Revenue
$20,793,212
Known Funders
9
Grants Received
12
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20,793,212 | $4,837,122 | $18,409,885 |
| 2023 | $3,504,583 | $3,012,338 | $2,446,094 |
| 2022 | $2,986,377 | $2,138,062 | $1,640,646 |
| 2021 | $1,595,562 | $1,139,618 | $653,640 |
| 2020 | $613,595 | $581,204 | $160,144 |
| 2019 | $350,000 | $340,381 | $121,365 |
Top Funders
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
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Mountain View, CA
WASHINGTON, DC
Mountain View, CA
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN
JENKINTOWN, PA
JENKINTOWN, PA
Key Personnel
From 2024 IRS 990 filing
KAY BUTTERFIELD
Director
MERLIN VAN LAWICK
Director
BREWSTER KAHLE
Director
WENDY HANAMURA
Director
SEAN WHITE
Director
MICHAEL SELVITELLE
Senior Advisor
AZA RASKIN
President
Jen-Yu Liu
Senior AI Research
Madeline Cusimano
Senior AI Research
Masato Hagiwara
Senior AI Research
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