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I can't see how their business model is any more dependent on the existence of humanity than most other businesses.
If the Earth was going to be destroyed by an asteroid in 10 years and everybody knew it, people would still buy McDonald's food this week--but nobody would sign up for cryonics.
Hmm, thinking some more...
If the ROI on the x-risk reduction project was great enough and they had a large enough client base, then donating to that project might benefit their clients but it would benefit their competitors' clients the same amount. So they wouldn't bother.
Joint action by competitors to expand or maintain their customer base is not unheard of. Trade associations often advertise..