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Humanity AI is a $500 million five-year philanthropic initiative dedicated to ensuring people have a stake in the future of artificial intelligence. The initiative pools resources from ten major foundations: Doris Duke Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Lumina Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Omidyar Network, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment.
Grants fund work across five priority areas: democracy (protecting rights and freedoms in an AI-driven society), education (ensuring AI expands knowledge access and strengthens learning), humanities and culture (protecting creative work and artist ownership), labor and economy (using AI to enhance rather than replace workers), and security (maintaining safety standards in AI deployment).
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors manages the pooled fund and is hiring an Executive Director. Partner-aligned grantmaking began fall 2025, with grants from the pooled fund starting in 2026. Organizations can sign up for updates and application details at humanityai.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations working on AI governance, AI equity, AI literacy, worker protections, creative rights, and democratic safeguards. Specific eligibility criteria to be announced with grant application details in 2026. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500,000,000 over five years (pooled fund). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Humanity AI Initiative is funded by Humanity AI Coalition. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Ten 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.
Read articleTen foundations pooled $500M for a five-year people-centered AI initiative. The first $18M tranche — $8M to 12 inaugural grantees at $500K each, $3M to AI Civics, $10M open call this summer — locks in the doctrinal frame nonprofits will need to fit.
Read articleHumanity AI — a five-year, $500 million coalition co-chaired by Omidyar Network and MacArthur — released its first $18M of grants on May 12. Twelve organizations received $500K each; a $10M open call launches this summer. Here is the coalition's theory of change, who got funded, and how to position for the open call.
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