PALO ALTO, CA
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Quick Facts
- EIN
- 455002209
- Location
- PALO ALTO, CA
- Category
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking
- Total Assets
- $7.5B
- Annual Income
- $3.2B
- IRS Ruling Year
- 2012
- Organization Type
- Corporation
- Principal Officer
- % Apercen Partners LLC
- Tax Deductibility
- Contributions are deductible
About This Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation is a private corporation based in PALO ALTO, CA. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 2012. The principal officer is % Apercen Partners LLC. It holds total assets of $7.5B. Annual income is reported at $3.2B. The foundation operates in the area of philanthropy & grantmaking. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
View 990 FilingsFinancial Overview
Total Giving
$127.6M
2023-68%
Total Assets
$6.3B
2023+17%
Fair Market Value
$6.3B
2023
Net Worth
$5.7B
2023
Grants Paid
$58M
2023
Contributions
$31M
2023
Net Investment Income
$314.7M
2023
Distribution Amount
$298.8M
2023
Total Giving by Year
$10
13$10
14$810
15$202.1M
19$188.3M
20$882.4M
21$402.6M
22$127.6M
23Asset Growth
$80
12$163
13$100K
14$100K
15$5.5B
19$6.4B
20$7.1B
21$5.4B
22$6.3B
23Investment Portfolio (2023)
Total: $745.7M
Corporate Stock: $600.2M
Government Obligations: $145.4M
Other Investments: $4.7B
Cash: $21.9M
Corporate Stock (11%)
Government Obligations (3%)
Other Investments (86%)
Cash (0%)
Expense Breakdown (2023)
Grants Paid$58M
Pension & Benefits$7M
Travel & Conferences$626K
Occupancy$535K
Accounting Fees$422K
Legal Fees$412K
Interest$85K
Depreciation$10K
Revenue Sources (2023)
- Capital Gains (Net)
- $162.2M
- Dividends
- $34.8M
- Contributions
- $31M
- Other Income
- $6.5M
Financial Details (2023)
- Total Revenue
- $234.5M
- Total Expenses
- $127.6M
- Exempt Purpose Expenses
- $216M
- Required Distribution
- $298.8M
- Undistributed Income
- $206.8M
- Grants Approved (Future)
- $43M
- Total Liabilities
- $609.7M
- Excise Tax
- $4.4M
Foundation Classification (2023)
Operating FoundationGrants to IndividualsNon-Charity GrantsLobbying ActivityExcess Business Holdings
Grantmaking Insights
Total Grants
50
Total Giving
$150.6M
Average Grant
$3M
Median Grant
$1.4M
Grant Range
Min$363K
Max$30M
Median: $1.4M
Smallest grantLargest grant
Geographic Distribution of Grants
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
WA: $6.4M (2)
ID
MT
ND
MN
MN: $2.6M (4)
WI
MI
NY
NY: $9.7M (5)
MA
MA: $36.8M (6)
CT
CT: $2.2M (1)
RI
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IL
IL: $1M (1)
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CA: $62.9M (16)
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
VA: $1M (1)
MD
MD: $561K (1)
DE
DC
DC: $5.7M (5)
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
TN: $2.7M (2)
NC
NC: $4.8M (2)
SC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
GA: $2.3M (1)
FL
HI
HI: $10.3M (2)
TX
CA$62.9M (16)
MA$36.8M (6)
HI$10.3M (2)
NY$9.7M (5)
WA$6.4M (2)
DC$5.7M (5)
Past Grantees
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| President And Fellows Of Harvard CollegeFOR THE KEMPNER INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Cambridge, MA | $30M | 2023 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub IncTO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTER HARDWARE TO APPLY ADVANCES IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH | San Francisco, CA | $21M | 2023 |
| San Francisco General Hospital FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | San Francisco, CA | $12.5M | 2023 |
| University Of Hawaii FoundationTO SUPPORT OCEAN CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH | Honolulu, HI | $8.7M | 2023 |
| Regents Of The University Of California Los AngelesTO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE FOR CARBON MANAGEMENT FOR SEACHANGE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DIRECT AIR CAPTURE, AND LOW-TEMP PORTLANDITE CARBON REMOVAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SCALING TO MARKET | Los Angeles, CA | $7M | 2023 |
| Resolve To Save Lives IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | New York, NY | $5M | 2023 |
| University Of WashingtonTO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SEATTLE HUB FOR SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY | Seattle, WA | $5M | 2023 |
| The Primary School-East Palo AltoFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | East Palo Alto, CA | $4.4M | 2023 |
| The Just Trust For EducationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Durham, NC | $4.3M | 2023 |
| Cz Biohub Chicago LlcTO SUPPORT CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB CHICAGO AND ADVANCE ITS GOAL OF PURSUING GRAND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES | San Francisco, CA | $3.5M | 2023 |
| Regents Of The University Of California At BerkeleyTO SUPPORT RESEARCH AT THE INNOVATIVE GENOMICS INSTITUTE TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL ABILITY OF PLANTS AND SOIL MICROBES TO CAPTURE AND STORE CARBON TO MEET THE SCALE OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM | Berkeley, CA | $3M | 2023 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard CollegeTO SEED OPPORTUNITY INSIGHTS, A NEW RESEARCH AND POLICY INSTITUTE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY | Cambridge, MA | $2.5M | 2023 |
| Howard UniversityTO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY BLACK MEDICAL COLLEGES (HBMCS) AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN GENOMICS RESEARCH, CREATE NEW TOOLS AND METHODS TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASE, AND ACCELERATE PRECISION HEALTH FOR EVERYONE | Washington, DC | $2.3M | 2023 |
| Charles R Drew University Of Medicine And ScienceTO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY BLACK MEDICAL COLLEGES (HBMCS) AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN GENOMICS RESEARCH, CREATE NEW TOOLS AND METHODS TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASE, AND ACCELERATE PRECISION HEALTH FOR EVERYONE | Los Angeles, CA | $2.3M | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical CollegeTO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY BLACK MEDICAL COLLEGES (HBMCS) AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN GENOMICS RESEARCH, CREATE NEW TOOLS AND METHODS TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASE, AND ACCELERATE PRECISION HEALTH FOR EVERYONE | Nashville, TN | $2.3M | 2023 |
| The Morehouse School Of Medicine IncTO ENGAGE HISTORICALLY BLACK MEDICAL COLLEGES (HBMCS) AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN GENOMICS RESEARCH, CREATE NEW TOOLS AND METHODS TO PREVENT AND TREAT DISEASE, AND ACCELERATE PRECISION HEALTH FOR EVERYONE | Atlanta, GA | $2.3M | 2023 |
| Yale UniversityTO SUPPORT THE YALE CENTER FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED SUITE OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS THAT SUPPORT POSITIVE HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN SCHOOLS | New Haven, CT | $2.2M | 2023 |
| Cz Biohub New York LlcTO SUPPORT CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB NEW YORK AND ADVANCE ITS GOAL OF PURSUING GRAND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES | San Francisco, CA | $2M | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryTO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CAPACITY OF BIORXIV AND MEDRXIV FOR MAKING PREPRINTS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE OF DISSEMINATION IN BIOMEDICINE AND BECOMING ESSENTIAL PLATFORMS FOR COMMUNITY REVIEW AND DISCUSSION | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $2M | 2023 |
| Human Cell Atlas IncTO SUPPORT AN ECOSYSTEM OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ANALYSIS THAT ACCELERATES DELIVERY AND ACCESS FOR THE FIRST DRAFT HUMAN CELL ATLAS | Cambridge, MA | $1.7M | 2023 |
| University Of Hawaii FoundationTO SUPPORT THE KAUA'I MEDICAL TRAINING TRACK PROGRAM THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AND THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | Honolulu, HI | $1.6M | 2023 |
| Common Counsel FoundationFOR THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY POWER POOLED FUND | Oakland, CA | $1.6M | 2023 |
| United Kingdom Research And InnovationTO SUPPORT THE UK BIOBANK REPEAT IMAGING PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE A DATASET OF MEDICAL IMAGING FROM MORE THAN 60,000 HEALTHY SUBJECTS AT TWO POINTS IN TIME AS A RESOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING MANY DISEASES | Swindon | $1.5M | 2023 |
| National Center For Civic Innovation IncTO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, STARTUP OPERATIONS AND FIELD-BUILDING PROGRAMS OF THE CENTER FOR MEASUREMENT JUSTICE | New York, NY | $1.5M | 2023 |
| Equal Opportunity SchoolsTO SUPPORT AND EXPAND A MULTI-YEAR REDESIGN OF THE ACTION FOR EQUITY (A4E) SURVEY AND STUDENT INSIGHT CARD | Seattle, WA | $1.4M | 2023 |
| Carbon180FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $1.3M | 2023 |
| Search InstituteTO EXPAND THE EVIDENCE BASE UNDERGIRDING THE DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTATION IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND ADULT RELATIONSHIP CONTEXTS AND CAPTURE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEMAND FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS | Minneapolis, MN | $1.1M | 2023 |
| Project Evident IncTO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT SUPPORTS DISTRICTS IN GATHERING ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE TO IDENTIFY, PLAN, DIAGNOSE AND IMPLEMENT SYSTEM-LEVEL PRACTICE SHIFTS | Boston, MA | $1M | 2023 |
| Tides CenterFOR CORE SUPPORT OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE STEWARDED BY THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $1M | 2023 |
| National Board For Professional Teaching Standards IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Arlington, VA | $1M | 2023 |
| Latinos For Education IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Belmont, MA | $1M | 2023 |
| Kingmakers Of OaklandFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Oakland, CA | $1M | 2023 |
| Education Leaders Of Color IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Los Angeles, CA | $1M | 2023 |
| Surge InstituteFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $1M | 2023 |
| San Francisco General Hospital FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | San Francisco, CA | $1M | 2023 |
| Fpf Education And Innovation FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $1M | 2023 |
| Griptape IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | New York, NY | $700K | 2023 |
| The Primary SchoolFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | East Palo Alto, CA | $670K | 2023 |
| Great Plains Institute For Sustainable DevelopmentFOR CORE SUPPORT OF THE CARBON MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | Minneapolis, MN | $644K | 2023 |
| Coalition Of Schools Educating Boys Of Color IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Cambridge, MA | $611K | 2023 |
| Data Quality CampaignFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $600K | 2023 |
| Child TrendsTO SUPPORT EVALUATION FOR AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRONG LOGIC MODELS TO GENERATE EVIDENCE ALIGNED TO ESSA TIER 3 IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS | Rockville, MD | $561K | 2023 |
| Fellowship For Race & Equity In EducationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $500K | 2023 |
| University Of Southern CaliforniaFOR THE CENTER FOR AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING AND EDUCATION TO BUILD A CONSORTIUM OF SCHOOLS AND RESEARCHERS THAT GENERATES EVIDENCE AROUND HOLISTIC WELLNESS PRACTICES TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAIN PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS | Los Angeles, CA | $500K | 2023 |
| Transcend IncTO COLLABORATE WITH VAN NESS ELEMENTARY IN EXPANDING THEIR PILOT OF THE WHOLE CHILD MODEL IN DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO NEW GEOGRAPHIES, AND EXPANDING EVIDENCE GATHERING IN NEW CONTEXTS | Hastings Hdsn, NY | $500K | 2023 |
| Greatschools IncTO SUPPORT THE INCORPORATION OF NEW MEASURES AND DIVERSIFYING COMMUNITY VOICES | Oakland, CA | $500K | 2023 |
| Barr CenterTO IMPROVE PROCUREMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT TEACHER AND STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN SCHOOLS | Roseville, MN | $500K | 2023 |
| Village Of Wisdom IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Durham, NC | $500K | 2023 |
| Instruction PartnersTO SUPPORT RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THEY ELEVATE STUDENT VOICE | Nashville, TN | $365K | 2023 |
| Independent School District No 535TO SUPPORT A RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP THAT ALIGNS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT'S REFRESHED STRATEGIC PLAN | Rochester, MN | $363K | 2023 |
990-PF Filings
| Tax Period | Return Type | View |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2022-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2021-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2020-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2018-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2017-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2015-12 | 990PF | View Filing |
Filings sourced from IRS e-file index. View all on ProPublica
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