Four pillars of work,
one charitable purpose.

Fellowship
& Education

The TCA Fellowship supports a rising generation of public-interest practitioners, researchers, and educators through structured curricula, mentorship, and career placement.

Fellowship activities include:

• Structured curricula on governance, responsible development, and public-interest research
• Mentorship pairing fellows with senior practitioners across research and public-sector institutions
• Financial stipends enabling careers in research, nonprofits, and public-sector institutions
• Placement support with universities, government, and civil-society organizations
• Partnerships with universities and HBCUs to embed the fellowship within existing educational pipelines

Scientific
Research

TCA supports and conducts independent, rigorous research on questions of public importance. All research produced or funded by TCA is published with open, public access and without preferential terms.

Research areas include:

• Safety and alignment research — independent evaluation of model behavior and failure modes
• Safe deployment science — rollout protocols, monitoring, and incident response
• Scientific discovery acceleration — climate, public health, materials, and education
• Fairness, bias, and equity research affecting vulnerable populations
• Open, reproducible evaluation methodology and benchmarking
• Governance and policy research on institutional and legal frameworks

Public Education
& Literacy

TCA produces open educational materials and convenes public gatherings that make complex technical subjects accessible to the general public, educators, and community organizations.

Public education activities include:

• Open-access publications, toolkits, and guides on responsible technology adoption
• Public workshops, symposia, forums, and convenings
• A K–12 curriculum framework for educators integrating foundational literacy
• Accessible resources for non-technical audiences — community organizations, local government, civil society
• Translation and cultural adaptation for non-English-speaking and developing-economy communities

Mission-Aligned
Capital

TCA deploys charitable capital and program-related investments in support of organizations whose work advances equitable access to technology and knowledge. All activity is conducted in furtherance of TCA's charitable purposes.

Tier A — Charitable Grants. Grants to nonprofits, universities, and research institutions. Competitive, merit-based review. Supported work is published under open terms.

Tier B — Program-Related Investments. Below-market, concessionary investments — equity, convertible notes, or low- and zero-interest loans — in early-stage organizations pursuing public-benefit missions. All recipients are subject to expenditure responsibility in accordance with IRS requirements.

All returns flow back to TCA's charitable programs. No one holds a profit position in TCA's activities.