How Elon Musk's secretive foundation hands out his billions

Some of the Musk Foundation's grants have benefited AI research, his brother's charity, his children's school and his fight against LA traffic

The entire website of Elon Musk's private charitable foundation is shorter than many of the Tesla CEO's contentious tweets. "Musk Foundation. Grants are made in support of: Renewable energy research and advocacy; Human space exploration research and advocacy; Pediatric research; Science and engineering education," the site reads.

Documents obtained by the Guardian reveal how the foundation has put that vague mission statement into practice. Together, the documents show that many of the organization's donations have gone far beyond its stated scope. Some have benefited the billionaire's own initiatives and, indirectly, his family, while others have tackled his pet peeves - the foundation has given more money to artificial intelligence research than to any of the more traditional charities it says it supports.