Original published: 10/19/2026

Anthropic to donate 5% of shares to new public benefit organization, with the ratio expanding as enterprise value rises

AI summary

Anthropic announced it will donate 5% of its shares to the new organization 'Anthropic Public Benefit Fund,' with the ratio expanding as enterprise value rises.

Key points

•It will initially donate 5% of shares and add more as enterprise value increases.
•It adopts the form of a wholly-owned LLC.
•It plans to use the funds for large-scale and flexible public benefit activities and employment impact measures.

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