[ezfe]

The board is the charity though, which is why the person you're replying to made the remark about MSFT employees being appointed to the board

[UrineSqueegee]

A charity is a type of not-for-profit organisation however the main difference between a nonprofit and a charity is that a nonprofit doesn't need to reach a 'charitable status' whereas a charity, to qualify as a charity, needs to meet very specific or strict guidelines

[ezfe]

Yes, I misspoke - I meant nonprofit

[zja]

You were right though, OpenAI Inc, which the board controls, is a 501c3 charity.