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Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new Public Benefit Fund

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Source: Anthropic

Anthropic said on 18 October 2026 that it is committing 5% of its shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a wholly-owned LLC, subject to stockholder approval. The board may add a further 2% for every 50% increase in the company’s value above a set baseline. Anthropic says the Fund might make large donations to nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations, and names labour-market instability as one case. None of the equity the LLC holds will be used for lobbying or political giving, in the US or abroad.

Why it matters

With the co-founders’ pledge to donate 80% of their equity and the employee equity match, roughly 20% of Anthropic shares will be dedicated to the public good, plus any further percentage added at valuation milestones.

When
18 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0322
Who
Anthropic

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Anthropic. Checked against the source on 18 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Anthropic

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0322: “Anthropic commits 5% of shares to new Public Benefit Fund.” wheresthe.ai, 18 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-anthropic-commits-5-of-shares-to-new-public-benefit-fund-2026-10/ (source: Anthropic).

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