Fathom AI Inc. concentrates its philanthropy on the intersection of advanced technology and public policy, particularly funding AI policy research, governance convenings, and digital‑policy programs. It also makes smaller, strategic gifts to civic and cultural partners—including arts/entertainment engagement and democracy‑strengthening projects—to broaden public conversation and influence. Grants skew toward national and international policy institutions rather than grassroots service providers.
A $1,000,000 grant to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for its AI program and work sets the tone for Fathom Ai Inc’s giving. The foundation’s recent awards center on AI policy research, governance convenings, and digital-policy programming, with additional support for civic and cultural partners that extend the conversation into public life. In 2025, the foundation also backed The Aspen Institute Inc for Aspen Digital activities and projects, showing a clear preference for institutions that convene policymakers, researchers, and practitioners around emerging technology. The pattern is not limited to policy organizations alone. Fathom Ai Inc also funded event-based engagement and public-facing cultural work through grants to The Creative Coalition and Credo 23 Foundation, while supporting pro-innovation policy advocacy at Foundation for American Innovation. Higher education appears as another channel for public policy work, including support for Harvard Kennedy School’s ASH Center Lab for Democracy Renovation Group Fund. The result is a portfolio that pairs large institutional grants with smaller strategic awards across policy, academia, and media-facing civic engagement.
AI policy is the clearest throughline in Fathom Ai Inc’s recent grants. The foundation gave $1,000,000 to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for support of the grantee’s AI program and work, a grant that anchors its technology-policy agenda. Digital-policy convening is another visible theme. It awarded $300,000 to The Aspen Institute Inc to support Aspen Digital activities and projects, and later gave $20,000 to The Future Society Inc for the Athens Roundtable. Together, those grants point to support for structured conversations on technology governance and public policy. The foundation also funds policy infrastructure at universities and advocacy groups. Harvard Kennedy School received $50,000 for the ASH Center’s Lab for Democracy Renovation Group Fund, and Foundation for American Innovation received $50,000 in general operating support. Beyond policy, Fathom Ai Inc made sponsorship grants to The Creative Coalition and Credo 23 Foundation, extending its reach into entertainment-sector and film-festival engagement.
Fathom Ai Inc’s recent grant sizes are highly uneven, with a median grant of $50,000 and a wider spread from $20,000 at the lower end to $1,000,000 at the upper end. The top quartile reaches $300,000, indicating a portfolio that mixes one major institutional award with several mid-sized and smaller strategic grants. All of the listed grants were made in 2025, and the recipients are all U.S.-based. The foundation is a public charity and a pure DAF provider, which is consistent with a grantmaking profile that channels funds through external institutions rather than direct program delivery. The recent list shows a mix of program support, general operating support, sponsorships, and strategic support for grant advisory work.
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About 13% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Highly concentrated, top‑heavy giving: a single large grant (~64% of total) to a major think tank, supplemented by several mid‑sized and smaller strategic grants. Funding tends to go to established national/international institutions and conveners rather than many small local grantees; limited evidence of repeat multi‑year funding in this sample.
Notable grantees: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Aspen Institute (Aspen Digital), The Future Society, Harvard Kennedy School (Ash Center), The Creative Coalition
All eight recent grants went to U.S. recipients. Washington, DC appears three times in the grant list, making it a central location for this foundation’s giving, with awards to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Aspen Institute Inc, and Foundation for American Innovation. Other recipient cities include Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; Studio City, CA; Albany, NY; and Boston, MA. The 0% figure for grants to California recipients in the HQ state shows that the foundation’s giving is not concentrated in San Francisco despite being headquartered there.
Its recent grants center on AI policy research, digital-policy convenings, public-policy work at academic institutions, and a smaller set of civic and cultural sponsorships. Named recipients include Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Aspen Institute Inc, Harvard Kennedy School, Foundation for American Innovation, The Creative Coalition, and Credo 23 Foundation.
The recent grants range from $20,000 to $1,000,000. The median grant is $50,000, and the upper quartile reaches $300,000, showing a structure that includes one large anchor grant alongside several smaller awards.
The recent grant list shows 8 grants, and all 8 went to U.S. recipients. The recipient country distribution is 100% US.
The foundation uses several support types: support of a grantee’s AI program and work, support for activities and projects, general operating support, sponsorships, strategic support for grant advisory practice, and support for a university lab fund.
The available list shows multiple 2025 awards to different organizations, including both large institutional grants and smaller sponsorships. The pattern points to a portfolio of strategic, project-based support rather than repeated grants to the same recipient within the listed data.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF GRANTEE'S AI PROGRAM AND WORK. |
| THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS OF ASPEN DIGITAL. |
| THE CREATIVE COALITION | NEW YORK, NY | $67,500 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP OF VOICES OF IMPACT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS DINNER. |
| CREDO 23 FOUNDATION | STUDIO CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP OF CREDO 23 FILM FESTIVAL . |
| FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION |
| HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ASH CENTER'S LAB FOR DEMOCRACY RENOVATION GROUP FUND AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AT HARVARD COLLEGE. |
| EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS PROJECT INC | ALBANY, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR GRANT ADVISORY PRACTICE. |
| THE FUTURE SOCIETY INC | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ATHENS ROUNDTABLE. |
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
$1,000,000SUPPORT OF GRANTEE'S AI PROGRAM AND WORK.
TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS OF ASPEN DIGITAL.
SPONSORSHIP OF VOICES OF IMPACT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS DINNER.
CREDO 23 FOUNDATION
$50,000SPONSORSHIP OF CREDO 23 FILM FESTIVAL .
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
SUPPORT FOR ASH CENTER'S LAB FOR DEMOCRACY RENOVATION GROUP FUND AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AT HARVARD COLLEGE.
EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS PROJECT INC
$20,000STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR GRANT ADVISORY PRACTICE.