“Our mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.”In its own words: openaifoundation.org
The nonprofit (legally OpenAI, Inc.) that controls OpenAI; it runs grant programmes in life sciences, civil society and 'AI resilience', the last covering model safety work such as independent evaluations.
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The nonprofit that controls OpenAI, funding three priority programmes: Life Sciences and Curing Diseases, AI Resilience, and Civil Society and Philanthropy. AI Resilience covers bio-resilience, cyber-resilience, AI model safety and AI's impact on young people, with more than $130M in grants being finalised. No open application process is stated.
Says it gives about $1B (2026-2027)
On applying “Supporting practical technical solutions for maximizing AI's benefits and minimizing its risks.” openaifoundation.org
Itemised here $65M in 1 grant
Money flows
Where its money came from and where it went. Pick years and what to show; hover a box or ribbon for details, click one to focus it, click the background to see everything.
How to apply
- Applications
- By invitation
- Who can apply
- Academics, Organisations
There is no application route for AI Resilience grants. Sign up for its update emails (it announces grant opportunities there) and watch for open calls like the People-First AI Fund, which took open applications from community nonprofits. Otherwise you need to be on its program staff's radar.
Biggest recipients
Passed on to other funders
- The Alignment Project 2026$7.5M
Gifts and pooled money between funders, as recorded on the site.
All grants
1 grants totalling $65M, newest first. Recipients link to their own pages; people who received grants without a public profile are shown by number.
2026 1 grant · $65M
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unknown Recipients | ~$65M | AI Resilience programme, grants being finalised (announced Jun 2026) [AI-safety share est. 50% of $130,000,000 (range 25–75%): the programme names four areas with no split: 'AI model safety' (counted in full), bio-resilience (framed as defence against AI misuse but pathogen-agnos source |