Top 100 potential recipients of Anthropic’s Public Benefit Fund

What Anthropic actually said

In its Oct. 18 announcement, Anthropic says the Fund “will have increased flexibility and scale,” and that it “might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.” Its one worked example is the labor market: AI “could also cause instability for many workers,” Anthropic has “already committed $200 million to studying and addressing this issue,” and “bolder approaches may be needed.”

Two more details shape this list. First, Anthropic says “none of the Anthropic equity held by the LLC will be used for lobbying or political giving,” so we left out groups whose main work is lobbying or electoral politics. Second, it says AI safety, interpretability and applied biomedical research mostly happen “inside the company,” so we rank those categories as less likely and say so.

How we built this list

• Fit first. Each category maps to a stated aim: worker disruption, large gifts to traditional nonprofits, or direct distributions.
• Real and checkable. Every entry links to the organization’s own website, and each one-line reason paraphrases what that site says. We checked every link on Oct. 21, 2026.
• No predictions. Numbering is for reference, not a ranking of who’s likeliest. We don’t claim any group will receive money or has applied.
• Our own ideas are marked. C∞A∞I∞O’s project ideas appear in shaded boxes labeled Proposed. They aren’t counted in the 100.

Categories:

1. AI-displaced worker retraining and job placement (14)
2. Labor-market and poverty research (10)
3. Direct cash and guaranteed income (8)
4. Legal aid and access to justice (14)
5. Housing and homelessness (14)
6. Food security (7)
7. Benefits access and financial health (5)
8. AI literacy and education (6)
9. AI safety and governance research (10)
10. Science and biomedical research (4)
11. Disaster relief, crisis support and global health (8)

AI-displaced worker retraining and job placement

Anthropic names labor-market impacts as its example and says AI “could also cause instability for many workers.” Groups that retrain and place adult workers are the most direct fit.

1. 001Per Scholas: Offers no-cost tech job training and career support across the U.S., a ready channel for workers who need to switch careers. Source: perscholas.org
2. 002Year Up United: Connects young adults to employers through skills-first training, aimed at what it calls the Opportunity Divide. Source: yearupunited.org
3. 003Jobs for the Future (JFF): Works on transforming U.S. education and workforce systems, the systems displaced workers would move through. Source: jff.org
4. 004Generation: A global nonprofit network that prepares, places and supports people into new careers. Source: generation.org
5. 005NPower: Launches digital careers for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities. Source: npower.org
6. 006LaunchCode: Pitches itself as “building an AI-ready workforce” with free education and job placement. Source: launchcode.org
7. 007Merit America: Lets working adults train for tech careers without quitting their jobs and pay $0 until hired, per its site. Source: meritamerica.org
8. 008Pursuit: Trains and connects low-income New Yorkers to good jobs “in the AI economy.” Source: pursuit.org
9. 009Climb Hire: Trains working adults for entry-level jobs, a fit for mid-career workers whose roles change. Source: climbhire.co
10. 010Opportunity@Work: Champions skills-first hiring for workers skilled through alternative routes rather than a bachelor’s degree. Source: opportunityatwork.org
11. 011Upwardly Global: Helps immigrant and refugee professionals restart their careers in the U.S. Source: upwardlyglobal.org
12. 012JVS SoCal: Offers free job training, placement, mentoring and coaching to underserved Californians. Source: jvs-socal.org
13. 013Homeboy Industries: Runs what it calls the world’s largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program, built around jobs. Source: homeboyindustries.org
14. 014Grads of Life: Helps employers build skills-first talent strategies, the demand side of worker transitions. Source: gradsoflife.org

Labor-market and poverty research

Anthropic says it has “already committed $200 million to studying and addressing” labor-market impacts. Independent researchers who measure what happens to workers are natural candidates for bigger, bolder studies.

15. 015W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: Researches the causes and effects of unemployment, the core question behind AI job disruption. Source: upjohn.org
16. 016Urban Institute: Produces social and economic policy research that local leaders use to act on evidence. Source: urban.org
17. 017MDRC: A nonpartisan research nonprofit focused on improving the lives of people with low incomes through rigorous evidence. Source: mdrc.org
18. 018J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab): Works to make sure poverty policy is informed by scientific evidence, including randomized evaluations. Source: povertyactionlab.org
19. 019Opportunity Insights: Uses big data to find barriers to economic opportunity and scalable fixes. Source: opportunityinsights.org
20. 020Stanford Digital Economy Lab: A Stanford lab researching the digital economy and AI. Source: digitaleconomy.stanford.edu
21. 021Washington Center for Equitable Growth: A research and grantmaking nonprofit focused on broad-based economic growth. Source: equitablegrowth.org
22. 022Burning Glass Institute: A nonprofit data lab using novel data and AI to study workforce trends and economic mobility. Source: burningglassinstitute.org
23. 023MIT Work of the Future: An MIT initiative on how emerging technologies change human work and the skills it requires. Source: workofthefuture-taskforce.mit.edu
24. 024Innovations for Poverty Action: A research organization testing what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty. Source: poverty-action.org

Direct cash and guaranteed income

Anthropic says the Fund “might explore … direct distributions to specific populations.” These groups either deliver cash directly or study what cash does.

25. 025GiveDirectly: Sends money directly to people in poverty with no strings attached, the clearest existing model for direct distributions. Source: givedirectly.org
26. 026OpenResearch: Ran the Unconditional Cash Study, a randomized trial of sustained monthly cash transfers in the U.S. Source: openresearchlab.org
27. 027Center for Guaranteed Income Research (Penn): Researches cash transfers, guaranteed income and economic mobility. Source: penncgir.org
28. 028Stanford Basic Income Lab: An academic home for research on basic income and related cash policies. Source: basicincome.stanford.edu
29. 029Springboard to Opportunities: Works alongside residents of federally subsidized housing as they pursue their goals. Source: springboardto.org
30. 030The Bridge Project: Aims to end childhood poverty “one mother at a time,” per its site. Source: bridgeproject.org
31. 031GiveWell: Researches charities to find where donations do the most good, useful to any large new giver. Source: givewell.org
32. 032New Incentives: Gives small cash incentives to caregivers in northern Nigeria to raise childhood vaccination rates. Source: newincentives.org

Legal aid and access to justice

Job loss often turns into legal problems: unpaid wages, eviction, debt and benefits denials. Legal aid groups are “traditional nonprofits” in exactly the sense Anthropic describes.

33. 033Legal Services Corporation: The largest funder of civil legal services organizations in the U.S., per its site. Source: lsc.gov/about-lsc
34. 034The Legal Aid Society (NYC): Provides free legal help across New York City on the belief that no one should be denied equal justice. Source: legalaidnyc.org
35. 035Public Counsel: Provides pro bono law for children, families, veterans, immigrants, nonprofits and small businesses. Source: publiccounsel.org
36. 036Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Offers legal help, self-help resources and clinics to Los Angeles residents who qualify. Source: lafla.org
37. 037National Center for Access to Justice: Publishes the Justice Index on access to justice across the U.S. Source: ncaj.org
38. 038Scale Justice (formerly Pro Bono Net): An access-to-justice nonprofit using community partnerships and technology to reach people who need legal help. Source: scalejustice.org
39. 039Stanford Legal Design Lab: Builds and studies tools for public-interest legal services and develops responsible AI with courts and legal aid groups. Source: law.stanford.edu/legal-design-lab
40. 040Upsolve: A nonprofit free tool that helps people file for bankruptcy on their own. Source: upsolve.org
41. 041Equal Justice Works: Places lawyers in public-service careers, growing legal aid capacity. Source: equaljusticeworks.org
42. 042National Legal Aid & Defender Association: A national association for civil legal aid and public defense providers. Source: nlada.org
43. 043Legal Aid at Work: Provides free legal services for workers, including helplines and a self-help library. Source: legalaidatwork.org
44. 044Justice in Aging: Uses the law to fight senior poverty, including access to health care and economic security. Source: justiceinaging.org
45. 045Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Provides immigration law trainings and resources. Source: ilrc.org
46. 046Legal Services NYC: Provides free civil legal help to New Yorkers in need. Source: legalservicesnyc.org

Housing and homelessness

When income drops, housing is often the first thing at risk. Large gifts to housing groups are a conventional form of “large donations to traditional nonprofits.”

47. 047Habitat for Humanity International: Helps people build or improve a place to call home, locally and worldwide. Source: habitat.org
48. 048Community Solutions: Helps communities act with speed and accountability to visibly reduce homelessness. Source: community.solutions
49. 049National Alliance to End Homelessness: Advances research and proven solutions to prevent and end homelessness. Source: endhomelessness.org
50. 050Enterprise Community Partners: Works at national scale on housing affordability. Source: enterprisecommunity.org
51. 051LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): Connects local groups with capital and technical know-how to build resilient communities. Source: lisc.org
52. 052Mercy Housing: Works on “transforming lives through affordable housing,” per its site. Source: mercyhousing.org
53. 053Coalition for the Homeless: The oldest advocacy and direct-service organization for homeless New Yorkers, per its site. Source: coalitionforthehomeless.org
54. 054Covenant House: Shelters and supports youth facing homelessness and trafficking. Source: covenanthouse.org
55. 055Mobile Loaves & Fishes: A central Texas ministry serving people experiencing homelessness since 1998. Source: mlf.org
56. 056LavaMaeˣ: Teaches communities how to bring mobile showers to people moving through homelessness. Source: lavamae.org
57. 057CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing): Advances supportive housing through training, education and lending. Source: csh.org
58. 058PATH (People Assisting The Homeless): Builds affordable housing and provides supportive services across California. Source: epath.org
59. 059Downtown Women’s Center: Serves women experiencing or formerly experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Source: downtownwomenscenter.org
60. 060Pathways Housing First Institute: Provides training and consultation on the Housing First model. Source: pathwayshousingfirst.org

Food security

Food banks see demand rise fast when jobs disappear, and they already have distribution networks a large funder can scale.

61. 061Feeding America: A nationwide network of food banks fighting hunger in the U.S. Source: feedingamerica.org
62. 062World Central Kitchen: Provides fresh meals on the front lines of crises. Source: wck.org
63. 063Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: A regional food bank serving Los Angeles County since 1973. Source: lafoodbank.org
64. 064City Harvest: Rescues and delivers food to New Yorkers facing hunger. Source: cityharvest.org
65. 065No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): Works to end child hunger in the U.S. Source: nokidhungry.org
66. 066Meals on Wheels America: Supports local programs that fight hunger and isolation among older adults. Source: mealsonwheelsamerica.org
67. 067DC Central Kitchen: Uses food “as a tool” to fight hunger, including culinary job training. Source: dccentralkitchen.org

Benefits access and financial health

Getting displaced workers to the benefits they already qualify for is one of the cheapest ways to soften a shock.

68. 068United Way Worldwide: A global network of local United Ways that rallies communities in hard times. Source: unitedway.org
69. 069211 (United Way): A free, confidential helpline for help paying bills, finding food and other local resources. Source: 211.org
70. 070Single Stop: Helps people access government benefits and community resources from one platform. Source: singlestop.org
71. 071Prosperity Now: Advances practical solutions for financial security for families and communities. Source: prosperitynow.org
72. 072Operation HOPE: Provides financial tools and coaching to advance economic opportunity. Source: operationhope.org

AI literacy and education

If AI changes which skills pay, teaching people to use and understand AI is part of “addressing” labor-market impacts.

73. 073Code.org: Offers free K–12 computer science and AI curriculum and teacher training. Source: code.org
74. 074AI4ALL: Opens doors to AI careers for historically excluded talent through education and mentorship. Source: ai-4-all.org
75. 075Day of AI (MIT RAISE): Free AI curriculum and teacher training from an MIT initiative. Source: dayofai.org
76. 076TeachAI: An initiative helping governments and schools teach with and about AI. Source: teachai.org
77. 077Girls Who Code: Runs free coding programs and clubs for teen girls. Source: girlswhocode.com
78. 078Braven: Connects college learning to strong first jobs. Source: braven.org

AI safety and governance research

Less likely than the categories above: Anthropic says its AI safety and interpretability research already happens “inside the company.” We list these because the Fund’s scope isn’t final.

79. 079Center for AI Safety: Works to reduce societal-scale risks from AI through research and field-building. Source: safe.ai
80. 080METR: A research nonprofit that evaluates frontier AI models to inform the public about their risks and capabilities. Source: metr.org
81. 081FAR.AI: An AI safety nonprofit researching robustness, deception and red-teaming. Source: far.ai
82. 082Alignment Research Center: A nonprofit working to align future machine learning systems with human interests. Source: alignment.org
83. 083Center for Human-Compatible AI (UC Berkeley): A technical research lab devoted to the theory, practice and policy of beneficial AI. Source: humancompatible.ai
84. 084Partnership on AI: A nonprofit partnership developing responsible AI practices and research. Source: partnershiponai.org
85. 085AI Now Institute: Produces diagnosis and policy research on artificial intelligence. Source: ainowinstitute.org
86. 086Stanford HAI: Stanford’s institute for human-centered AI, including research on AI’s societal impact. Source: hai.stanford.edu
87. 087Data & Society: A research institute grounding technology policy in tech’s real-world impacts. Source: datasociety.net
88. 088Centre for the Governance of AI: Produces research to help decision-makers navigate the transition to advanced AI. Source: governance.ai

Science and biomedical research

Also less likely: Anthropic lists “applied biomedical research” among work it keeps in-house. Independent institutes could still receive “large donations.”

89. 089Arc Institute: An independent nonprofit research organization working to understand the root causes of complex diseases. Source: arcinstitute.org
90. 090Biohub: A nonprofit research organization pursuing AI-powered biology to cure and prevent disease. Source: biohub.org
91. 091Allen Institute: A nonprofit research institute taking on big questions in biology at scale. Source: alleninstitute.org
92. 092Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Supports biomedical scientists and science education. Source: hhmi.org

Disaster relief, crisis support and global health

Large, established charities are the most conventional destination for “large donations to traditional nonprofits,” and economic shocks raise demand for crisis and mental health support.

93. 093American Red Cross: Responds to disasters and emergencies across the U.S. Source: redcross.org
94. 094Direct Relief: Delivers medical aid to people affected by crises and disasters. Source: directrelief.org
95. 095International Rescue Committee: Helps people survive and rebuild after humanitarian crises. Source: rescue.org
96. 096CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort): A crisis response organization serving underserved communities. Source: coreresponse.org
97. 097Crisis Text Line: Provides free, 24/7 text-based crisis support. Source: crisistextline.org
98. 098NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Provides mental health support, education and advocacy. Source: nami.org
99. 099Against Malaria Foundation: Raises money to fund anti-malaria nets. Source: againstmalaria.com
100. 100Helen Keller Intl: Delivers health care to vulnerable families where access is limited. Source: helenkellerintl.org

What this list is not

It isn’t a prediction, an endorsement, or a sign that any organization has talked to Anthropic or to us. Many excellent groups are missing simply because we capped it at 100. If the Fund publishes eligibility rules, we’ll update this page against them. For what’s known about the Fund itself, see our guide to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund.

FAQ

Sources

Fund facts: Anthropic, “Investing in the public benefit,” Oct. 18, 2026. Organization sources, by entry number (all checked Oct. 21, 2026):

1. Per Scholas: https://perscholas.org/
2. Year Up United: https://www.yearupunited.org/
3. Jobs for the Future (JFF): https://www.jff.org/
4. Generation: https://www.generation.org/
5. NPower: https://www.npower.org/
6. LaunchCode: https://www.launchcode.org/
7. Merit America: https://meritamerica.org/
8. Pursuit: https://www.pursuit.org/
9. Climb Hire: https://climbhire.co/
10. Opportunity@Work: https://opportunityatwork.org/
11. Upwardly Global: https://www.upwardlyglobal.org/
12. JVS SoCal: https://www.jvs-socal.org/
13. Homeboy Industries: https://homeboyindustries.org/
14. Grads of Life: https://gradsoflife.org/
15. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: https://www.upjohn.org/
16. Urban Institute: https://www.urban.org/
17. MDRC: https://www.mdrc.org/
18. J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab): https://www.povertyactionlab.org/
19. Opportunity Insights: https://opportunityinsights.org/
20. Stanford Digital Economy Lab: https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/
21. Washington Center for Equitable Growth: https://equitablegrowth.org/
22. Burning Glass Institute: https://www.burningglassinstitute.org/
23. MIT Work of the Future: https://workofthefuture-taskforce.mit.edu/
24. Innovations for Poverty Action: https://poverty-action.org/
25. GiveDirectly: https://www.givedirectly.org/
26. OpenResearch: https://www.openresearchlab.org/
27. Center for Guaranteed Income Research (Penn): https://www.penncgir.org/
28. Stanford Basic Income Lab: https://basicincome.stanford.edu/
29. Springboard to Opportunities: https://springboardto.org/
30. The Bridge Project: https://www.bridgeproject.org/
31. GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/
32. New Incentives: https://www.newincentives.org/
33. Legal Services Corporation: https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc
34. The Legal Aid Society (NYC): https://legalaidnyc.org/
35. Public Counsel: https://publiccounsel.org/
36. Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: https://lafla.org/
37. National Center for Access to Justice: https://ncaj.org/
38. Scale Justice (formerly Pro Bono Net): https://scalejustice.org/
39. Stanford Legal Design Lab: https://law.stanford.edu/legal-design-lab/
40. Upsolve: https://upsolve.org/
41. Equal Justice Works: https://www.equaljusticeworks.org/
42. National Legal Aid & Defender Association: https://www.nlada.org/
43. Legal Aid at Work: https://legalaidatwork.org/
44. Justice in Aging: https://justiceinaging.org/
45. Immigrant Legal Resource Center: https://www.ilrc.org/
46. Legal Services NYC: https://www.legalservicesnyc.org/
47. Habitat for Humanity International: https://www.habitat.org/
48. Community Solutions: https://community.solutions/
49. National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/
50. Enterprise Community Partners: https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/
51. LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): https://www.lisc.org/
52. Mercy Housing: https://www.mercyhousing.org/
53. Coalition for the Homeless: https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
54. Covenant House: https://www.covenanthouse.org/
55. Mobile Loaves & Fishes: https://mlf.org/
56. LavaMaeˣ: https://www.lavamae.org/
57. CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing): https://www.csh.org/
58. PATH (People Assisting The Homeless): https://epath.org/
59. Downtown Women’s Center: https://downtownwomenscenter.org/
60. Pathways Housing First Institute: https://www.pathwayshousingfirst.org/
61. Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/
62. World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
63. Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: https://www.lafoodbank.org/
64. City Harvest: https://www.cityharvest.org/
65. No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength): https://www.nokidhungry.org/
66. Meals on Wheels America: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/
67. DC Central Kitchen: https://dccentralkitchen.org/
68. United Way Worldwide: https://www.unitedway.org/
69. 211 (United Way): https://211.org/
70. Single Stop: https://singlestop.org/
71. Prosperity Now: https://prosperitynow.org/
72. Operation HOPE: https://operationhope.org/
73. Code.org: https://code.org/
74. AI4ALL: https://ai-4-all.org/
75. Day of AI (MIT RAISE): https://dayofai.org/
76. TeachAI: https://www.teachai.org/
77. Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/
78. Braven: https://braven.org/
79. Center for AI Safety: https://safe.ai/
80. METR: https://metr.org/
81. FAR.AI: https://far.ai/
82. Alignment Research Center: https://www.alignment.org/
83. Center for Human-Compatible AI (UC Berkeley): https://humancompatible.ai/
84. Partnership on AI: https://partnershiponai.org/
85. AI Now Institute: https://ainowinstitute.org/
86. Stanford HAI: https://hai.stanford.edu/
87. Data & Society: https://datasociety.net/
88. Centre for the Governance of AI: https://www.governance.ai/
89. Arc Institute: https://arcinstitute.org/
90. Biohub: https://biohub.org/
91. Allen Institute: https://alleninstitute.org/
92. Howard Hughes Medical Institute: https://www.hhmi.org/
93. American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/
94. Direct Relief: https://www.directrelief.org/
95. International Rescue Committee: https://www.rescue.org/
96. CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort): https://www.coreresponse.org/
97. Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/
98. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org/
99. Against Malaria Foundation: https://www.againstmalaria.com/
100. Helen Keller Intl: https://helenkellerintl.org/