Musk is the president of the Musk Foundation whose stated purpose is to provide solar-power energy systems in disaster areas; support research, development, and advocacy and support science and engineering educational efforts.
From 2002 to 2018, the foundation gave $25 million directly to non-profit organizations, nearly half of which went to Musk's OpenAI which was at the time a non-profit
Since 2002, the foundation has made over 350 donations.
Around half were to scientific research or education nonprofits.
Notable beneficiaries include the Wikimedia Foundation, his alma mater the University of Pennsylvania, and his brother Kimbal's Big Green.
Notable beneficiaries include the Wikimedia Foundation, his alma mater the University of Pennsylvania, and his brother Kimbal's Big Green.
In 2012, Musk took the Giving Pledge, thereby committing to give the majority of his wealth to charitable causes either during his lifetime or in his will.
He has endowed prizes at the X Prize Foundation, including $100 million to reward improved carbon capture technology.
Vox said "the Musk Foundation is almost entertaining in its simplicity and yet is strikingly opaque", noting that its website was only 33 words in plain-text.
The foundation has been criticized for the relatively small amount of wealth donated.
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