Grants paid by Openai Inc
EIN 81-0861541 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U40
Openai Inc of San Francisco, CA (EIN 81-0861541) reported 47 grants paid totaling $20,432,208 to 39 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$20,432,208
47 grants
Recipients
39
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | $10,248,876 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $363,333 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $2,209,666 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | $7,610,333 | — |
Top recipients
The 39 recipients receiving the most from Openai Inc, by grants paid, out of 39 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubi Charitable 84-4621271 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,000,000 | 2020 |
| Meridian Prime Inc 87-3119171 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon University 25-0969449 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $950,000 | 2024 |
| Uc Berkeley 94-6002123 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $950,000 | 2024 |
| Operation Hope Inc 95-4378084 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $750,000 | 2024 |
| Duke University 56-0532129 | A | Durham, NC | 2 | $666,666 | 2023 |
| Center for Ai Safety Inc 88-1751310 | A | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $666,666 | 2024 |
| Harvard College 04-2103580 | A | Boston, MA | 2 | $628,000 | 2024 |
| Stanford University 94-1156365 | A | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $524,000 | 2024 |
| Turnio Pbc | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Princeton University 21-0634501 | A | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $420,000 | 2024 |
| New York University 13-5562308 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $395,000 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan 38-6006309 | A | Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $382,000 | 2024 |
| Eleutherai 92-2215190 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Toyota Technological Inst 36-4479457 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $230,000 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia 54-6001796 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Khan Academy Inc 26-1544963 | A | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Austin 74-6000203 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $180,000 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania 23-1352685 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Cornell University 15-0532082 | A | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Washington Univ St Louis 43-0653611 | A | Missouri, MO | 1 | $133,000 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois Fdn 37-6006007 | A | St Urbana, IL | 1 | $110,000 | 2023 |
| University of Washington 94-3079432 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $108,000 | 2023 |
| Energize Ai Inc | U | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $106,000 | 2023 |
| Inst for Meaning Alignment 92-3753780 | A | Wayland, MA | 1 | $104,000 | 2023 |
| Ai to Benefit People 32-0518917 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Digital Green Foundation 26-2418959 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Benefits Data Trust 20-3455598 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Creative Commons Corporation 04-3585301 | A | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Recidiviz Inc 85-2039256 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Code 45-4930539 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $49,766 | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation 51-0198509 | A | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $45,556 | 2020 |
| Aclu Foundation 13-3871360 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $42,945 | 2020 |
| Naacp Legal Defense & Edu 13-1655255 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $36,777 | 2020 |
| Nyx Arts LLC | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| Campaign Zero 81-3764408 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $26,708 | 2020 |
| Equal Justice Inititive 63-1135091 | A | Montgomery, AL | 1 | $19,698 | 2020 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fun 41-1750692 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $15,711 | 2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | A | Montgomery, AL | 1 | $11,715 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 47 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Meridian Prime Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $1,000,000 | paid | AI Safety Fund | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | A | $950,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | A | $950,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Stanford University Redwood City, CA | A | $524,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | A | $518,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Operation Hope Inc Los Angeles, CA | A | $500,000 | paid | Research AI Economic Opportunity | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Turnio Pbc Denver, CO | U | $500,000 | paid | LLMs for Education/Health/Economics | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | A | $420,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Center for Ai Safety Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $333,333 | paid | Research to ensure AI Safety | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Eleutherai Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Toyota Technological Inst Chicago, IL | A | $230,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | A | $200,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | A | $180,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $170,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $150,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Washington Univ St Louis Missouri, MO | A | $133,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $102,000 | paid | Superalignment Research Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Khan Academy Inc Mountain View, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | Khanmigo for School Districts | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Digital Green Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | AI Small Scale Farming | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Benefits Data Trust Philadelphia, PA | A | $100,000 | paid | OpenAI Economic Opportunity Prize | 202513219349328476 |
| 2024 | Recidiviz Inc Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | OpenAI Foundation Day Grant | 202513219349328476 |
| 2023 | New York University New York, NY | A | $395,000 | paid | Ethics & Journalism Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $333,333 | paid | Research AI Morality | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Center for Ai Safety Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $333,333 | paid | Research to ensure AI Safety | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Operation Hope Inc Atlanta, GA | A | $250,000 | paid | Research AI Economic Opportunity | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $110,000 | paid | Democratic AI Processes Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois Fdn St Urbana, IL | A | $110,000 | paid | Inclusive.AI Gifts | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Harvard College Boston, MA | A | $110,000 | paid | Democratic AI Inputs Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $108,000 | paid | Democratic AI Inputs Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Energize Ai Inc Cambridge, MA | U | $106,000 | paid | Democratic AI Inputs Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Inst for Meaning Alignment Wayland, MA | A | $104,000 | paid | Democratic Fine-tuning Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Khan Academy Inc Mountain View, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | Khanmigo for School Districts | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Ai to Benefit People San Francisco, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | Democratic AI Inputs Grant | 202413189349309791 |
| 2023 | Creative Commons Corporation Mountain View, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Research Support | 202413189349309791 |
| 2022 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $333,333 | paid | Research Support | 202323199349330997 |
| 2022 | Nyx Arts LLC San Francisco, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Community Engagement on AI Impact | 202323199349330997 |
| 2020 | Ubi Charitable Oakland, CA | A | $10,000,000 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Black Girls Code San Francisco, CA | A | $49,766 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Aclu Foundation New York, NY | A | $42,945 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $37,899 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Naacp Legal Defense & Edu New York, NY | A | $36,777 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Campaign Zero New York, NY | A | $26,708 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Equal Justice Inititive Montgomery, AL | A | $19,698 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Thurgood Marshall College Fun Washington, DC | A | $15,711 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | A | $11,715 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $7,657 | paid | Support | 202103199349322970 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513219349328476 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413189349309791 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349330997 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202103199349322970 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/810861541.json.
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