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Humanity AI Grants is sponsored by Humanity AI (a coalition of foundations including MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Omidyar Network, Doris Duke Foundation, Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment).
This collaborative philanthropic initiative aims to ensure artificial intelligence serves the public good, with education as one of its named priorities. It supports organizations that advance AI civics to promote public education, literacy, and community decision-making on AI.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations working in areas such as AI civics to advance public education, literacy, and community decision-making on AI; policy research and journalism; and helping grassroots communities shape AI standards and trajectory. Nonprofits are eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500,000,000 (five-year initiative, $18 million in initial grants). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Humanity AI Grants is funded by Humanity AI (a coalition of foundations including MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Omidyar Network, Doris Duke Foundation, Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Past winners and funding trends for this program
The ten-foundation Humanity AI collaborative opened applications September 10, 2026, with an October 21 deadline, three funding tiers from $75,000 to $1 million, and a Lever for Change two-phase review. Its out-of-scope list eliminates AI literacy training, AI adoption, and research-only projects. Here is what actually qualifies.
Read articleHumanity 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.
Read articleTen foundations — Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Mozilla, Omidyar, Doris Duke, Lumina, Kapor, Packard, and Siegel — committed $500M over five years to Humanity AI in October 2025. On May 12, 2026, the collaborative made its inaugural bet: $18M to nine organizations at $500K each plus a $3M AI Civics initiative led by Data & Society and Digital Public Library of America. A $10M open call lands this summer. Here's who got funded, who was conspicuously left out, what the open-call criteria are likely to look like, and how mission-aligned nonprofits should position now.
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