Center for the Study of Technology and Society (TECSOC)

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society (TECSOC) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the understanding of the effects of modern science and technology on American values and policy. TECSOC uses research and education to put forth analyses of ethical and policy to promote American strength and competitiveness. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Tech Policy
Website: www.tecsoc.org
Formation:

2000

Editor & CEO:

Ari Schulman

Editor & CEO’s Salary:

$77,885 2

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 51-0399261
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $339,254 Revenue: $592,801 Expenses: $616,339

Contents

    The Center for the Study of Technology and Society is the publisher of The New Atlantis. 1

    The New Atlantis

    The New Atlantis, founded in 2003 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a journal published quarterly by the Center for the Study of Technology and Society. 1 Focused on science, technology, and American politics, The New Atlantis is a nonpartisan journal of public ideas that seeks to be accessible to both the general public and scholars alike, not an academic journal. The New Atlantis publishes essays, articles, and reports written and edited by scientists, medical doctors, engineers, policy analysts, academics, writers, and scholars. 3

    The New Atlantis promotes a culture where science and technology “work for human beings.” This culture includes the idea that anxiety about technology is potentially dehumanizing and seeks to limit policy that encourages technologies, research practices, and applications of science that increase this dehumanization. The New Atlantis instead advocates for policies and new technology that lessen suffering, increase prosperity, and support a culture of strengthened family and communal bonds. Additionally, The New Atlantis recommends creating new ways of thinking about the intersection of science and politics, by creating institutions and practices where politics are not subservient to science and experts are not excluded from politics. 3

    Along with its quarterly journal, The New Atlantis’ website features writings and reports on topics like advancing science and medicine for humans, including bioethics and human dignity; science and technology as it affects the planet, including conservation and climate change; and science’s role in politics and how technology should be governed. 4

    Funding

    The Center for the Study of Technology and Society is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. While the Center for the Study of Technology and Society does not disclose other donors, tax filings confirm donations from the John Templeton Foundation ($252,920 in 2016), 5 the Sarah Scaife Foundation ($100,000 in 2020), 6  and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation ($20,000 in 2020). 7

    The Center for the Study of Technology and Society is also funded by subscriptions and donations to The New Atlantis. 3

    Board of Directors

    Luis Tellez is the president of TECSOC and the Witherspoon Institute. Tellez sits on the advisory council of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. 8

    Yuval Levin is a senior editor at The New Atlantis, the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and the founder and editor of National Affairs. 9

    Adam Keiper is a co-founder and former editor of The New Atlantis and the executive editor of The Bulwark. 10

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $339,254 $592,801 $616,339 View
    2023 $362,792 $571,621 $625,012 View
    2022 $416,183 $456,850 $501,854 View
    2021 $461,187 $768,667 $395,768 View
    2020 $88,288 $344,892 $426,673 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 4

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Ari SchulmanEDITOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE$105,895

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,975,839
    • Number of Grants: 54
    • Number of Funders: 17

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $150,0002024 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $150,0002023 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $150,0002022 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $150,0002021 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $150,0002021 Witherspoon Institute Inc
    $102,0002022 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $100,0002021 John Templeton FoundationTO PUBLISH THE NEW ATLANTIS JOURNAL
    $100,0002020 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $52,0002024 National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION
    $50,0002024 The Catholic Association FoundationGeneral Support
    $50,0002024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the New Atlantis Journal
    $50,0002023 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $50,0002023 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the New Atlantis Journal
    $50,0002022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the New Atlantis Journal
    $27,5002020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.Public, societal benefit
    $25,0002024 Tahoe Community FoundationEducation & Youth Development
    $25,0002022 Fred Maytag Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT – THE NEW ATLANTIS
    $25,0002020 Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation IncGeneral donation
    $20,0002024 John William Pope FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT
    $20,0002023 Jewish Federation Bay AreaSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
    $20,0002021 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the New Atlantis Journal
    $20,0002020 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the New Atlantis Journal
    $15,2502024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $15,0002023 John William Pope FoundationUNRESTRICTED
    $10,0002023 Tahoe Community FoundationEducation & Youth Development

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $540,053
    • Number of Grants: 3
    • Number of Recipients: 1

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    References

    1. “About.” The Center for the Study of Technology and Society. Accessed November 4, 2022. http://www.tecsoc.org/about/.
    2. The Center for the Study of Technology and Society, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2020, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    3. “About Us.” The New Atlantis, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2022. https://www.thenewatlantis.com/about.
    4. “Projects.” The New Atlantis, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2022. https://www.thenewatlantis.com/projects.
    5. John Templeton Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2016, Part XV, Line 3.[note] John Templeton Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2016, Part XV, Line 3.
    6. Sarah Scaife Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3.
    7. Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3.
    8. “About.” The Witherspoon Institute, 2022. Accessed November 4, 2022. https://winst.org/about/.
    9. “Yuval Levin.” American Enterprise Institute, 2022. Accessed November 4, 2022. https://www.aei.org/profile/yuval-levin/.
    10. “Adam Keiper.” The Tikvah Fund, 2022. Accessed November 4, 2022. https://tikvahfund.org/faculty/adam-keiper/.