OpenAI Foundation
Nonprofit and controlling entity of OpenAI Group PBC, funding and running programs in AI safety, healthcare, life sciences and civil society.
OpenAI Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organisation founded in 2025 and based in San Francisco, California. It serves as the controlling entity of OpenAI Group PBC, holding a significant equity stake in the company, and exists to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The foundation is led by Chair Bret Taylor and CEO Sam Altman.
Its work is organised into three program areas. Life Sciences and Curing Diseases accelerates scientific breakthroughs in healthcare; AI Resilience prepares society for the challenges advanced AI brings; and Civil Society and Philanthropy helps communities worldwide benefit from AI at scale. Technical focus areas span artificial general intelligence, AI safety and resilience, AI for healthcare, and life sciences, with activity across the United States and globally.
The foundation also administers the People-First AI Fund, which supports U.S. nonprofits that use AI to advance their missions and serve their communities; $50 million was committed to the fund in 2026. The organisation describes its philanthropy structure as combining significant resources with a focused mandate.