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The OpenAI Foundation homepage is useful context for understanding OpenAI's nonprofit structure and philanthropic commitments, though substantive technical or policy content lives elsewhere on OpenAI's main site.

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The OpenAI Foundation is the philanthropic arm of OpenAI, focused on supporting initiatives related to the safe and beneficial development of artificial intelligence. It channels resources toward AI safety research, education, and broader societal benefit. The foundation reflects OpenAI's stated mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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•Serves as OpenAI's philanthropic vehicle for advancing AI safety and beneficial AI development goals.
•Supports educational initiatives and research aligned with ensuring AI benefits humanity broadly.
•Reflects the organizational structure distinguishing OpenAI's nonprofit mission from its commercial operations.
•Relevant context for understanding OpenAI's governance structure and stated safety commitments.

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# OpenAI Foundation

The OpenAI Foundation holds equity in OpenAI Group, currently valued at approximately $130 billion—making it one of the best resourced philanthropic organizations in the world.

[Read the announcement](https://openai.com/index/built-to-benefit-everyone/)

### OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit; its mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Today, it remains a nonprofit dedicated to that same mission.

[Our structure](https://openai.com/our-structure/)

![Tree in front of the ocean](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/1rani99dDFGdXFKbYlWnd6/edf2b924e5a9cc8db07870f743cd2d8a/Mission.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

## The OpenAI Foundation will initially focus on a $25 billion commitment across two areas

![Scientist in lab](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/6x9uBWKaOtO1aIO67CNbEF/c7ec3e2121b5bffb54b45f44d135ec63/health-and-curing-diseases.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

Health and curing diseases

Accelerating health breakthroughs so everyone can benefit from better diagnostics, treatments, and cures.

![OpenAI employees working](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/5YzhNnpH05dlALeURmPMzh/310be726dc162eb97cd0fe6f4dc80e61/technical-solutions-to-ai-resilience.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

Technical solutions to AI resilience

Supporting practical technical solutions for maximizing AI’s benefits and minimizing its risks.

## The People-First AI Fund

In 2025, the OpenAI Foundation made an initial $50 million commitment to support nonprofits and mission-focused organizations working at the intersection of innovation and public good.

[Read the latest](https://openai.com/index/people-first-ai-fund-grantees/)

## Resources

![index/people-first-ai-fund-grantees > cover image](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/7Ip6gGvJygc8OYFijNvKUX/53a1dfc167449ef3aeafa19becb9edd6/people-first-ai-fund-grantees-1_1.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

[Announcing the initial People-First AI Fund grantees\\
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CompanyDec 3, 2025](https://openai.com/index/people-first-ai-fund-grantees/)

![built to benefit everyone > cover](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/57imta7q5KvKtsAThqbydB/14ee4b8410cdccf4c1f526ffed220cfe/BOD_1x1.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

[Built to benefit everyone\\
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CompanyOct 28, 2025](https://openai.com/index/built-to-benefit-everyone/)

![Nonprofit commission report](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/7FkJjAYyNoqJ0uD3BgC1Vc/a05de832e7afcf1187e8e1ae7e5103cb/oai_GA_Stories_1.1__1_.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

[Statement from the OpenAI Board of Directors on the Nonprofit Commission Report\\
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Global AffairsJul 17, 2025](https://openai.com/index/nonprofit-commission-report/)

![people-first-ai-fund > cover image](https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/3jiUyyMMA4KZHKj7pnyXKz/76c64d5648422aad1923fe6839656f4f/oai_GA_Stories_1.1.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp)

[A People-First AI Fund: $50M to support nonprofits\\
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CompanySep 8, 2025](https://openai.com/index/people-first-ai-fund/)

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