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EIN 45-5002209

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
146
City
Palo Alto
State
California
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation is a private foundation located in Palo Alto, California which grants money to various organizations and projects. Last year, it made 51 grants.
Also known as...
The Openness Trust Apercen Partners LLC; Chan Zuckerberg Foundation; Openness Trust
Total revenues
$234,504,001
2023
Total expenses
$127,622,894
2023
Total assets
$6,319,675,100
2023
Num. employees
146
2023

Program areas at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

To cure, prevent, or manage all disease by the end of the century, Foundation personnel build and support a variety of transformative technologies in partnership with the scientific community and foster interdisciplinary research collaborations. Major areas of this work include imaging technologies capable of better observing biological processes; single-cell technologies to enable scientists to better and more quickly understand how diseases manifest in the body; open source platforms that accelerate the detection, identification, and tracking of infectious disease; and a research discovery tool powered by machine learning.

Grants made by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Harvard UniversityFor the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University$30,000,000
Chan Zuckerberg BiohubTo Support the Purchase and Maintenance of High-Performance Computer Hardware To Apply Advances in Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence To Biomedical Research$21,000,000
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (SFGHF)To Support the Capital Campaign$12,500,000
...and 45 more grants made totalling $124,547,212

Who funds Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Tides CenterQuality Education$472,859

Personnel at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Matthias HauryChief Operating Officer and Acting Ed , Czii$0
Patricia BrennanVice President , Prod$628,570
Tania SimoncelliVice President , Scie / Director$611,692
Robert BrownDirector , Engineerin$653,002

Financials for Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$31,000,000
Investment income and dividends$34,817,695
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$162,198,117
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$6,488,189
Total revenues$234,504,001

Form 990s for Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-14990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

Organizations like Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY$335,723,448
Simons FoundationNew York, NY$124,058,660
Edward Fein Charitable Trust XXXXX3004Chicago, IL$160,955,346
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)Moss Landing, CA$84,478,775
Kohler FoundationKohler, WI$294,449,577
J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA$370,248,983
Glenstone FoundationPotomac, MD$266,804,717
Cummings FoundationWoburn, MA$297,491,556
Schmidt Ocean InstitutePalo Alto, CA$78,308,682
The Stevns TrustBermuda, $183,734,697
Data update history
January 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 12, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
July 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
314 Lytton Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
County
Santa Clara County, CA
Phone
(650) 804-7100
IRS details
EIN
45-5002209
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - In Process
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0185573
FTB Entity ID
8068668
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-02-19
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