Mark Zuckerberg

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC (CZI) is a private foundation headquartered in Redwood City, California. The firm was founded was co-founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of their local communities. CZI is composed of four funding entities: the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, LLC (the main operational funding vehicle); the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation (a 501(c)(3) private foundation); the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy, (a 501(c)(4) organization). In addition to traditional grantmaking to support people and organizations working toward their missions in Science, Education, and within their communities, CZI makes venture investments in impact-focused companies, builds tools and products that they can scale and give away for free, and supports capacity building to achieve progress across their work.

Facebook Fund is a venture capital fund. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.

Startup:Education is a not-for-profit grantmaking organization, which provides educational services. It is a supporting organization of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and an affiliate of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The firm supports personalized learning that empowers teachers to work with students to create a customized learning path that meets the student's individual needs and interests, and students to master a broad range of skills. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan in September 2010 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.