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Humanity AI (Aligned Grantmaking) is sponsored by Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment. Humanity AI is a collaborative philanthropic initiative focused on ensuring AI serves the public good and is shaped by and for people.
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Allied Work - Siegel Family Endowment The trajectory of technological innovation is not predetermined—it is shaped by collective choices, investments, and imagination. Guiding innovation in the public interest benefits from shared influence and coordinated effort.
As power and decision-making in technology become more concentrated, working in close partnership with others helps expand the range of possibilities and support meaningful alternatives. Strengthening the public interest technology ecosystem depends on deepening relationships among funders, capital allocators, and field-builders, while also incorporating the perspectives, evidence, and lived experience of communities.
Below is a selection of major partnerships that Siegel engages in beyond grantmaking to advance our vision and mission. Humanity AI is a multi-year philanthropic collaboration bringing together the Doris Duke Foundation, Ford Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Omidyar Network, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment to help ensure that people have a meaningful stake in the future of artificial intelligence.
Through coordinated investments and shared learning across fields including labor, democracy, education, the arts, and security, the partnership supports a people-centered AI ecosystem—one that reflects the perspectives, concerns, and creativity of workers, artists, communities, and the public.
NYC Workforce Funders Collaborative The New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative (NYCWF) aims to strengthen NYC’s workforce development ecosystem for low-income New Yorkers.
Housed at the New York Community Trust, NYCWF is comprised of senior leaders from 12 contributing foundations who engage in collective grantmaking and ecosystem-wide convening to address systemic challenges, reduce fragmentation, and advance effective pathways across the City’s myriad education and workforce systems.
Since 2001, the collaborative has awarded more than $20 million to support programs, research, and policy efforts that promote robust, coherent, and effective workforce development systems. The collaborative’s strategic objective for 2026-2028 is to increase access to middle-wage jobs and upskilling opportunities for low-income New Yorkers.
Opportunity AI is a collaborative community of more than 100 professionals from over 50 philanthropic organizations working to advance economic mobility through the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
The partnership supports shared learning, funder collaboration, and the development of multi-donor initiatives by increasing access to technical expertise, surfacing practical use cases, and strengthening connections between funders and practitioners. Through convenings, learning sessions, and joint projects, Opportunity AI helps build the capacity of the impact sector to engage AI in ways that expand opportunity and economic inclusion.
Public Interest Technology Infrastructure Fund is a collaborative funding partnership (current and previous members have included Ford Foundation, Pivotal Venture, Schmidt Futures, and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation) that pools philanthropic resources to strengthen the capacity of the public interest technology ecosystem to develop and use technology in service of the public interest.
The Fund supports organizations building the infrastructure needed for more effective, equitable, and accountable technology, prioritizing approaches that advance justice, broaden participation, and enable learning and scale across the field.
Public Interest Technology–University Network (PIT-UN) is a collaborative higher education network, fiscally sponsored by the New Venture Fund, that supports universities in advancing public interest technology through education, workforce development, and applied practice.
The partnership convenes institutions through regional hubs, student-led Tech for Change Hackathons, working groups, and an annual summit, creating space to share learning, seed collaboration, and pilot new approaches. Together, these efforts help cultivate the next generation of civic-minded technologists and strengthen the infrastructure connecting higher education, communities, and the public interest.
Tech Together is our annual convening for the public interest technology ecosystem, designed as a structured space for capital allocators to build relationships, share knowledge, and align efforts across the field. In 2025, with support from co-hosts and sponsors including the GitLab Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, Patrick J.
McGovern Foundation, Omidyar Network, the Public Interest Technology Infrastructure Fund, and Siegel Family Endowment, the convening focused on strengthening connection across boundaries, expanding collective imagination about the futures technology can enable, and building shared capacity to move from vision to action.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations working to shape AI governance, inform public thinking, and innovate how digital technologies are built and used, across various societal impact areas. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500 million over five years (total initiative); initial grants of $18 million awarded, with an additional $10 million committed to a forthcoming open call. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Humanity AI (Aligned Grantmaking) is funded by Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Humanity AI is sponsored by Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment (co-chaired by Omidyar and MacArthur). Humanity AI is sponsored by Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment (co-chaired by Omidyar and MacA…
Humanity AI is sponsored by Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment. A collaborative philanthropic initiative aiming to ensure artificial intelligence serves the public good, focusing on areas like democracy, education, humanities and culture, labor and economy, and security. They support organizations that advance leadership, development, governance, and accountability for AI that prioritizes people.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
Humanity AI — a collaborative of ten funders including Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, and Mozilla — announced more than $18M to align AI with democratic values. $8M went to 12 invited grantees at $500K each; a $10M open call launches summer 2026. Here is who got funded, what the money signals, and how mission-aligned nonprofits should position for the open round.
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