Key facts
- Anthropic plans to establish the "Anthropic Public Benefit Fund" LLC for public-interest initiatives.
- The fund will receive an initial 5% of Anthropic's shares, subject to stockholder approval.
- The initial 5% stake is valued at approximately $48 billion based on Anthropic's May valuation.
- The fund can receive additional shares as Anthropic's value increases.
- OpenAI established a similar nonprofit foundation in 2025 with a multibillion-dollar stake.
AI company Anthropic announced its intention to create a new limited liability company, the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, dedicated to supporting public-interest initiatives. The company plans to allocate an initial 5% of its shares to this fund, a move that is contingent upon stockholder approval. This stake is valued at approximately $48 billion, based on Anthropic's most recent valuation in May. The structure allows for the fund to receive larger stakes as the company expands, with an option to contribute an additional 2% for every 50% increase in Anthropic’s value. The fund could pursue bold approaches to societal good, potentially making large donations to nonprofits or direct distributions. In 2025, competitor OpenAI established a comparable nonprofit foundation, also backed by a multibillion-dollar stake, to pursue public-benefit goals. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei described the current AI industry sentiment as a "crisis of trust."