Alcor Life Extension Foundation
The Alcor Life Extension Foundation, most often referred to as Alcor, is an American nonprofit, federally tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Alcor advocates for, researches, and performs cryonics, the freezing of human corpses and brains in liquid nitrogen after legal death, with hopes of resurrecting and restoring them to full health in the event some new technology can be developed in the future. Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the scientific community and has been characterized as quackery and pseudoscience.
| Founded | 1972 |
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| Founder | Fred & Linda Chamberlain |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| 23-7154039 | |
| Registration no. | F-0715896-5 |
| Focus | Cryonics |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 33°37′2.52″N 111°54′39.36″W |
Area served | Global |
| Method | Application and further development of cryonics. Education of the public about cryonics. |
Key people | Patrick Harris (President & CEO) |
Revenue | Membership fees and donations; The Alcor Patient Care Trust |
Employees | 8 |
| Website | alcor |
Formerly called | Alcor Society for Solid State Hypothermia |
As of October 31, 2023, Alcor had 1,927 members, including 222 who have died and whose corpses have been subject to cryonic processes; 116 bodies had only their head preserved. Alcor also applies its cryonic process to the bodies of pets. As of February 13, 2009, there were 33 animal bodies preserved.