AI's new millionaires want to disrupt philanthropy. They should fund what already exists
Fortune 52
SpaceX’s IPO and upcoming AI company IPOs are expected to create thousands of new millionaires, raising questions about whether the wealth will help people most in need. The article cites Goldman Sachs projecting a historic year for IPO proceeds driven by the AI boom, and it notes that 1.8 million nonprofits in the U.S. deploy about $600 billion in annual charitable giving. The piece argues that tech philanthropists should fund existing nonprofits rather than rebuild a new philanthropic infrastructure, pointing to evidence like MacKenzie Scott’s $26 billion in unrestricted gifts and JVS Bay Area job training changes using AI skills.