Anthropic Commits 5% Equity to New Public Benefit Fund

Anthropic has announced a new Public Benefit Fund, structured as a wholly-owned LLC, that will receive 5% of the company's shares subject to stockholder approval. The stake grows automatically: an additional 2% of shares is added at the board's discretion for every 50% increase in company value above a baseline that has not yet been disclosed. Combined with founder pledges of 80% of their own equity, roughly 20% of Anthropic's total shares are committed to public purposes. The fund can support nonprofit donations, direct distributions to specific populations, and efforts to address AI's labor market impacts. Anthropic has separately committed $200 million to studying and addressing AI's labor market impacts. The fund is structured as an LLC rather than a 501(c)(3) for flexibility, and is explicitly barred from lobbying or political contributions.