San Francisco, CA

OPENAI INC

EIN 81-0861541

Community & Economic Development Technology, Research & Civic Innovation

Mission

To ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity by building safe and broadly beneficial AI and supporting the equitable distribution of its benefits.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About OPENAI INC

OpenAI Inc. is the nonprofit organization founded in 2015 that governs and oversees OpenAI’s research and deployment activities. The organization’s stated mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity, and it operates alongside a for‑profit operating entity to scale research and deployment. In the last several years OpenAI has remained active in research, product deployment, safety work, and philanthropy. It has evolved its structure to increase the nonprofit’s ability to fund public‑interest work and has launched multi‑million dollar grant efforts, public programs for AI literacy and community partnerships, and continued development and deployment of widely used generative AI models and APIs while engaging with regulators and civil‑society stakeholders.

Notable achievements

Developed and deployed leading generative AI models

Built and deployed widely used generative models and consumer/enterprise products (including the ChatGPT product and the GPT family) that have driven broad adoption of advanced language and multimodal AI capabilities and enabled a large developer ecosystem and commercial integrations.

Recapitalization and creation of an endowed foundation

Reorganized OpenAI’s structure to strengthen the nonprofit’s resources and long‑term capacity: the nonprofit (now operating as the OpenAI Foundation) holds a large equity stake in the operating entity (reported by the organization to be valued in the order of magnitude of ~$130 billion) and has announced an initial strategic philanthropic focus that includes a planned $25 billion commitment across priority areas and the creation of targeted grant funds.

Philanthropic programs and grantmaking

Launched and funded multiple programs to support nonprofits, community organizations, AI literacy, and public‑interest projects — including a People‑First AI Fund and multi‑million dollar partnerships with nonprofit news and community organizations to accelerate responsible use and public understanding of AI.

At a glance

Total assets: $14.7M
Annual revenue: $691K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-0861541
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: openai.com
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains federal tax‑exempt status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and files Form 990 returns (EIN 81‑0861541), with public IRS determination and 990 filings available in nonprofit databases.

Listed and tracked in nonprofit data services (e.g., ProPublica/Nonprofit Explorer and major Form 990 aggregators), providing public financial and governance disclosures.

Widely recognized in major media and industry coverage as a leading AI research and deployment organization; simultaneously subject to sustained public scrutiny and regulatory engagement around governance, safety, and public‑interest obligations.

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