Key Takeaways
Coefficient Giving, the renamed Open Philanthropy, is accepting applications through August 21 for a $10 to $30 million RFP on global health and wellbeing in an era of transformative AI, with grants from under $100,000 up to $10 million.
Humanity AI, a pooled fund from ten major foundations including Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Mozilla, and Packard, has committed more than $18 million and will launch a $10 million open call this summer.
Both funds target the AI transition itself, from clinical trial infrastructure in poorer countries to workers' rights and journalism, rather than funding AI tools directly.
The biggest names in institutional philanthropy are now writing eight-figure open calls for the AI era, and two of them are live at the same time. Coefficient Giving, the organization formerly known as Open Philanthropy, is accepting applications through August 21 for a $10 to $30 million request for proposals on global health and wellbeing in a world reshaped by AI. "We think AI progress in the coming years could be transformative," the fund writes, and most global health work simply is not built for that possibility.
The Coefficient RFP is deliberately not an "AI for good" program. It funds preparation for the transition itself: clinical trial and regulatory infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries before AI-discovered treatments outpace delivery systems, research on tax bases that survive AI labor disruption, and new organizations working on how gains from AI actually reach the global poor. Grants run from under $100,000 to $10 million, and eligibility is global, including individuals and, in some cases, for-profits.
The second door is Humanity AI, a pooled fund from ten foundations including Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Mozilla, Omidyar, and Packard. It has committed more than $18 million so far, with $500,000 each to twelve inaugural grantees, $3 million for an AI Civics program run through public libraries, and a $10 million open call landing this summer focused on democracy, workers' rights, journalism, and education.
The pattern here is hard to ignore. The money is organizing itself around the AI transition from both directions, with AI agents starting to make donations themselves and pooled mega-funds like the $500 million Intercept initiative concentrating philanthropic capital on single problems. For nonprofits, including hunger and food security organizations in poorer countries, these are open doors with real deadlines. Worth watching who wins the first checks.
People Also Ask
What is Coefficient Giving's transformative AI RFP?
It is a $10 to $30 million request for proposals from Coefficient Giving, formerly Open Philanthropy, funding research, policy, field-building, and implementation to improve health and economic outcomes in a world transformed by AI. Applications are open through August 21, 2026.
Who can apply for the Coefficient Giving AI grants?
Eligibility is global and includes individuals, academic institutions, think tanks, nonprofits, and appropriately structured for-profits. Grants range from under $100,000 for exploratory work to $10 million for large organizations and infrastructure.
What is Humanity AI?
Humanity AI is a pooled philanthropic fund launched May 12, 2026 by ten foundations including Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Mozilla, and Packard. It has committed more than $18 million to ensure AI serves the public good, starting with twelve grantees receiving $500,000 each.
When does the Humanity AI open call launch?
Humanity AI has committed $10 million to an open call launching in summer 2026, with full criteria and timeline to be published. Its focus areas are expected to mirror the fund's priorities of democracy, workers' rights, journalism, and education.