Deadline: October 31, 2025
Applications are open for the GitLab Foundation AI for Economic Opportunity Fund 2025. The AI for Economic Opportunity Demonstration and Scaling Fund is the third annual round of a groundbreaking philanthropic initiative to harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to improve economic mobility for millions.
In just two years, the Fund has reviewed more than 650 applications and awarded 27 grants to organizations using AI to unlock benefits, deliver personalized career guidance, modernize workforce systems, improve benefits access, and expand access to education and employment.
In this round, they are inviting bold proposals that show how AI can meaningfully transform the systems that shape economic opportunity. Examples include reimagining service delivery, unlocking new forms of personalized education and training, improving efficiency at scale, or creating entirely new ways to connect people with income, skills, benefits, and opportunity. They welcome both transformative approaches and incremental applications, so long as they hold the potential to drive lasting, meaningful change.
Grant
Selected grantees will receive:
- $250,000 seed funding to prototype and demonstrate progress
- Six months of technical support from OpenAI engineers and advisors
- API credits and peer learning with a network of leading practitioners and funders
- Eligibility for additional scaling capital from partner funders
- Opportunity to showcase work at a Demo Day in August/September 2026.
Eligibility
- Applicants should be US-based nonprofit organizations, though the programs can be operating in non-US markets.
- They encourage partnerships between nonprofits and for-profit startups, consultants, and other technology experts. For-profit social enterprises will be considered on a case-by-case basis for mission alignment, with the opportunity to use a fiscal sponsor or nonprofit partner as an intermediary.
Application
Submit your proposal through the online form by October 31, 2025. Applicants may submit up to three concepts.
Click here to submit a proposal
For more information, see FAQ and visit AI for Economic Opportunity Fund.
