Anthropic commits $150 million to Claude Corps, placing 1,000 AI fellows at US nonprofits

Anthropic on June 11 announced Claude Corps, a national fellowship backed by an initial $150 million commitment to place 1,000 AI-trained fellows at more than 400 US nonprofits in 12-month, full-time paid roles.

The program is Anthropic's attempt to answer a question its own technology raises — how AI affects entry-level work — by subsidizing junior jobs rather than displacing them. Fellows earn $85,000 plus benefits, spend five hours a week in AI training, and devote the rest of their time to the host nonprofit.

Anthropic is running the effort with two partners: CodePath, which serves as the fellows' employer of record and handles training, and Social Finance, which manages measurement, evaluation, and a longer-term financial vehicle. Anthropic provides funding, strategy, and Claude expertise.

The rollout comes in three cohorts. The first cohort of 100 fellows begins in October 2026, with applications closing July 17, 2026; a second follows in January 2027 and a third in August 2027. Eligibility is open to anyone over 18 with less than two years of full-time work experience who is authorized to work in the US. Confirmed host organizations include RAINN, Goodwill Industries International, Code for America, Year Up United, the International Rescue Committee, Braven, and StriveTogether.

The $150 million figure is an initial commitment rather than a fully funded multi-year guarantee, and Anthropic has not detailed how renewals beyond the first cohorts would be financed. As a company-run program, it also gives Anthropic a channel to seed Claude use across the nonprofit sector.

Anthropic said it plans to open-source the core technology behind the program so others can replicate it and to expand the model internationally. It announced Claude Corps alongside a "Policy on the AI Exponential" framework on AI's impact on work, positioning the fellowship as a response to the labor disruption the company expects its own models to accelerate.