Tools & AgentsOpenClaw FoundationOpenClawJul 8, 2026

OpenClaw Foundation launches as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, chaired by Dave Morin

Launched as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation (chair: Dave Morin). Steinberger keeps technical decision-making authority. Donors include OpenAI and the University of Michigan, among others

Why it matters

A structure in which competing labs jointly sponsor a neutral agent standard

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Officialopenclaw.aihttps://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw-foundation

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