Foundations Launch $1 Billion Plan for AI-Hit Workers

More than 20 US foundations and philanthropies have launched All In For Jobs to help communities hurt by AI and automation.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Employment

Foundations Launch $1 Billion Plan for AI-Hit Workers

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Over 20 major US foundations and philanthropies launched a $1 billion initiative called All In For Jobs to aid workers affected by artificial intelligence and automation. The Rockefeller Foundation and McKnight Foundation have committed $800 million so far.

Why it matters

Growing AI and automation are reshaping the job market, leaving some workers without new employment. Goldman Sachs findings show displaced workers took about a month longer to find new jobs than others.

Goldman Sachs found that workers who lost jobs to AI since 2025 took about a month longer to find new employment than other job seekers. The $800 million already committed represents most of the $1 billion total, and how the remaining funds will be deployed has not been detailed.

The players

The Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation is a New York-based philanthropy founded in 1913 that funds work on health, food, and economic opportunity.

McKnight Foundation

The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based philanthropy that funds community, arts, and economic development initiatives across the upper Midwest.

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank and financial services firm that publishes economic research on labor and technology trends.

The details

All In For Jobs brings philanthropy, business, and nonprofits together to work with up to 250 communities across the country. Over the next five years, the initiative will identify communities whose residents have lost jobs over recent decades or face new losses to AI and automation.

Since 2025: Workers began losing jobs to AI and taking longer to rehire.
Late October 2026: Goldman Sachs published its findings on AI-related job-search delays.
November 4, 2026: The $1 billion All In For Jobs initiative was launched.
Next five years: All In For Jobs will identify 250 communities.

Market Landscape

Goldman Sachs' finding that AI-displaced workers took about a month longer to rehire establishes the labor-market friction this initiative targets. The $1 billion philanthropic effort is a nongovernmental response to the broader shift of automation reshaping employment in US communities.

Workers in communities facing AI-driven job losses may gain access to new job programs as the initiative identifies target areas over the next five years. Residents of selected communities should watch for local partnerships announced under the program.

The takeaway

Job losses tied to AI can take longer to recover from than typical layoffs, so the speed of rehiring is a key measure to watch. Workers facing displacement should explore retraining and local employment programs early.