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Anthropic Invests $150 Million in Claude Corps Fellowship to Train Nonprofits on AI
Anthropic, the San Francisco‑based artificial‑intelligence company, has pledged $150 million to launch a national fellowship program called Claude Corps. The initiative will place 1,000 early‑career fellows inside nonprofit organizations across the United States for one year, teaching them how to use the company’s Claude language model to improve program delivery.
According to the Associated Press, the program will be evaluated after its first year to decide whether it should continue and expand. Anthropic President Daniela Amodei told reporters that the fellowship is intended to become “a pillar of its strategy to help humankind realize the benefits of AI while also managing its risks.” Amodei added, “We’re hoping it’s a good idea that can take root and that other people can build on and learn from, whether that’s public or private.”
Each fellow will receive a full‑time salary, and at least 400 host organizations will be granted $10,000 and free Claude credits. The company said it will also cover the cost of training the fellows in Claude’s use. The program’s name reflects the company’s flagship chatbot, Claude.
Anthropic’s commitment to social impact is built into its corporate structure. The company is a public‑benefit corporation, a designation that obligates it to balance profit with a broader public purpose. Co‑founders, including Daniela and CEO Dario Amodei, have pledged to donate 80 % of their wealth. The company’s estimated value is $965 billion, and it recently filed a confidential initial public offering.
The company has also been vocal about the risks of advanced AI. In a statement last week, Anthropic warned that developers should coordinate a way to pause the development of systems that could lose human control. The firm has worked with Pope Leo XIV on an encyclical calling for increased AI regulation and has publicly opposed unrestricted military use of its technology, leading to a dispute with the Trump administration.
To create Claude Corps, Anthropic partnered with CodePath, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps first‑generation and low‑income students enter the tech workforce. CodePath CEO Michael Ellison said the fellowship will accept applications through July 17 and that it is “intentionally trying to be extremely accessible.” Ellison added, “We’re putting humans into the organizations that serve the majority of Americans as a way to bring them along and bring our communities along.”
The nonprofit StriveTogether, which runs a network of 27 state‑level organizations that prepare young people for better economic opportunities, announced it will host two Claude Corps fellows. CEO Jennifer Blatz said the fellowship could help standardize AI usage across its network. She noted, “AI is a tool – not the whole strategy. AI can help us work smarter, but trust building and community collaboration, that’s a deeply human part of the work.”
Separately, Anthropic announced a $200 million fund to study the economic impact of AI on displaced workers. The company said it will invest in research to understand and publish the societal disruptions caused by AI adoption. “We can’t understand what the societal disruption might look like if we don’t study it, publish it and talk about it,” Amodei said.
At present, the Claude Corps program is in its planning phase, with applications open until mid‑July. Anthropic’s public‑benefit status, its pledge to donate a majority of its founders’ wealth, and its recent IPO filing signal a continued emphasis on balancing commercial goals with social responsibility. The company’s stance on AI safety, its collaboration with religious and governmental bodies, and its new fellowship and research funds suggest it will remain a key player in shaping how nonprofits and the broader public engage with advanced AI.
According to the Associated Press, the program will be evaluated after its first year to decide whether it should continue and expand. Anthropic President Daniela Amodei told reporters that the fellowship is intended to become “a pillar of its strategy to help humankind realize the benefits of AI while also managing its risks.” Amodei added, “We’re hoping it’s a good idea that can take root and that other people can build on and learn from, whether that’s public or private.”
Each fellow will receive a full‑time salary, and at least 400 host organizations will be granted $10,000 and free Claude credits. The company said it will also cover the cost of training the fellows in Claude’s use. The program’s name reflects the company’s flagship chatbot, Claude.
Anthropic’s commitment to social impact is built into its corporate structure. The company is a public‑benefit corporation, a designation that obligates it to balance profit with a broader public purpose. Co‑founders, including Daniela and CEO Dario Amodei, have pledged to donate 80 % of their wealth. The company’s estimated value is $965 billion, and it recently filed a confidential initial public offering.
The company has also been vocal about the risks of advanced AI. In a statement last week, Anthropic warned that developers should coordinate a way to pause the development of systems that could lose human control. The firm has worked with Pope Leo XIV on an encyclical calling for increased AI regulation and has publicly opposed unrestricted military use of its technology, leading to a dispute with the Trump administration.
To create Claude Corps, Anthropic partnered with CodePath, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps first‑generation and low‑income students enter the tech workforce. CodePath CEO Michael Ellison said the fellowship will accept applications through July 17 and that it is “intentionally trying to be extremely accessible.” Ellison added, “We’re putting humans into the organizations that serve the majority of Americans as a way to bring them along and bring our communities along.”
The nonprofit StriveTogether, which runs a network of 27 state‑level organizations that prepare young people for better economic opportunities, announced it will host two Claude Corps fellows. CEO Jennifer Blatz said the fellowship could help standardize AI usage across its network. She noted, “AI is a tool – not the whole strategy. AI can help us work smarter, but trust building and community collaboration, that’s a deeply human part of the work.”
Separately, Anthropic announced a $200 million fund to study the economic impact of AI on displaced workers. The company said it will invest in research to understand and publish the societal disruptions caused by AI adoption. “We can’t understand what the societal disruption might look like if we don’t study it, publish it and talk about it,” Amodei said.
At present, the Claude Corps program is in its planning phase, with applications open until mid‑July. Anthropic’s public‑benefit status, its pledge to donate a majority of its founders’ wealth, and its recent IPO filing signal a continued emphasis on balancing commercial goals with social responsibility. The company’s stance on AI safety, its collaboration with religious and governmental bodies, and its new fellowship and research funds suggest it will remain a key player in shaping how nonprofits and the broader public engage with advanced AI.
