Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX plan to spend nearly $300 billion on charity
The Washington Post reports that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing charitable donations totaling close to $300 billion. Anthropic will donate 5% of its shares; if its valuation reaches $2 trillion at IPO, the fund could reach $100 billion, and its seven founders have separately pledged to give away 80% of their personal wealth. The OpenAI charitable foundation holds about a quarter of the company's shares, worth more than $180 billion, and has already put $855 million into philanthropic projects. Musk plans to give every American child a share of SpaceX next year, with the total possibly exceeding $11 billion. The report also notes that most of these donations are unlisted equity or future pledges, and the amount actually available depends on IPO valuations and share prices.
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"The Largest Wealth Donation in Modern History": Anthropic and Two Other AI Giants Plan to Put Nearly $300 Billion Into Charity
2026-10-23 09:07 IT Home - Guyuan
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IT Home, October 23: The Washington Post yesterday (October 22) published a blog post reporting that the three AI giants Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXSI are preparing "the largest wealth donation in modern history," potentially amounting to nearly $300 billion (IT Home note: about 2.01 trillion yuan at current exchange rates).
Anthropic announced that it will donate 5% of the company's shares to a new charitable fund. If the company reaches a valuation of $2 trillion (about 13.38 trillion yuan at current exchange rates) when it goes public, the fund could reach $100 billion (about 668.823 billion yuan at current exchange rates); its seven founders have also pledged to donate 80% of their personal wealth. The funds may be used to subsidize specific groups affected by AI automation and to fund related research.
OpenAI's charitable foundation is said to hold about a quarter of the company's shares, worth more than $180 billion (about 1.2 trillion yuan at current exchange rates), and has already invested $855 million (about 5.718 billion yuan at current exchange rates) in public welfare projects.
Musk said he plans to give every child in the United States a share of SpaceX next year; based on SpaceX's recent share price, the total donation could exceed $11 billion (about 73.57 billion yuan at current exchange rates).
However, the outlet also noted that most of these "donations" are unlisted equity or future commitments, and the actual amount available depends heavily on the IPO valuations of Anthropic and OpenAI and on SpaceX's share price.