Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX weigh nearly $300B donation plan
10/23/2026 — 10/24, 09:26·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are reportedly weighing a donation package approaching $300B, per the Washington Post. Anthropic would contribu…
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On October 22, 2026, The Washington Post reported that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are floating the largest wealth donation in modern history, potentially worth close to $300 billion (about CNY 2.01 trillion). Cited arrangements include Anthropic pledging 5% of company shares to a new public-interest fund, which could reach $100 billion (about CNY 668.823 billion) if Anthropic reaches a $2 trillion valuation at IPO; Anthropic's seven co-founders also pledged 80% of their personal wealth. Funding may support people affected by AI automation and related research. The same report said OpenAI's charitable foundation reportedly holds about one-quarter of OpenAI's shares, worth over $180 billion (about CNY 1.2 trillion), and has already put $855 million (about CNY 5.718 billion) into public-interest projects. It also said Elon Musk plans to give every child in the US a SpaceX share next year, with the total estimated at over $11 billion (about CNY 73.57 billion) based on recent SpaceX prices.
On October 23, 2026, Fast Company reported skepticism about Anthropic's and Musk's pledges with different figures: Musk promised SpaceX shares to every American child next year, about 72 million shares worth roughly $10.5 billion at recent prices, or about $146 per child, while Musk's fortune recently topped $1 trillion. Fast Company also said Anthropic recently unveiled plans to set aside 5% of its shares for donation. Unlike The Washington Post's wording relayed by IT之家, Fast Company explicitly called what Musk would give SpaceX shares; the number of shares, dollar value and per-child amount differ from the over-$11 billion estimate cited by IT之家. IT之家 added that these donations are mostly unlisted equity or future commitments, so the cash actually available depends heavily on IPO valuation and stock price. The pledges therefore remain subject to verification, with no confirmed delivery date beyond the stated 2027 target for Musk's child-share plan and the conditional IPO-based sizing of Anthropic's fund.
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Latest turnThe Washington Post reports that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing charitable pledges approaching $300 billion. Anthropic will put 5% of its shares into a new philanthropic fund, and its seven co-founders have pledged 80% of their personal wealth, with money potentially going to people affected by AI-driven automation. The paper notes that most of these pledges are unlisted equity or future commitments whose real value depends heavily on IPO valuations and share prices.
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The Washington Post reports that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing charitable pledges approaching $300 billion. Anthropic will put 5% of its shares into a new philanthropic fund, and its seven co-founders have pledged 80% of their personal wealth, with money potentially going to people affected by AI-driven automation. The paper notes that most of these pledges are unlisted equity or future commitments whose real value depends heavily on IPO valuations and share prices.
IT之家AI score 53Fast Company reports that Anthropic plans to set aside 5% of its shares for giving, while Elon Musk has promised SpaceX shares to every child in America next year—about $10.5 billion at recent prices. The report questions whether these high-profile pledges will actually be fulfilled.
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