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Filing year 2024

CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION

Palo Alto, California·EIN 45-5002209·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.5B
Total assets
$7.5B
Total expenses
$323M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Finance Officer (as of 9/13/24)
Finance Officer (as of 9/13/24)
Finance Officer (thru 9/13/24)

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$235.4M

Itemized grants

53

Median grant

$1.2M

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CZ BIOHUB SF LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CASCIENCE: CZ BIOHUB SAN FRANCSICO CORE SUPPORT$60M
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MATHE KEMPNER INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY$29.6M
CZ BIOHUB CHICAGO LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CASCIENCE: CZ BIOHUB CHICAGO CORE SUPPORT$18M
CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$14.1M
CHAN ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL IMAGING LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CASCIENCE: CZ IMAGING INSTITUTE CORE SUPPORT$12.2M
CZ BIOHUB NEW YORK LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CASCIENCE: CZ BIOHUB NEW YORK CORE SUPPORT$12M
CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$11.5M
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$11.5M
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATIONHONOLULU, HIOCEAN CONSERVATION$7.7M
RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES INCNEW YORK, NYFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5M
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONSEATTLE, WASCIENCE: CELL SCIENCE$5M
THE JUST TRUST FOR EDUCATIONDURHAM, NCFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$4.3M
THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDONUKSCIENCE: IMAGING$2.6M
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONSEATTLE, WASCIENCE: SCIENCE IN SOCIETY$2.5M
UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONUKSCIENCE: IMAGING$2.5M
CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCELOS ANGELES, CASCIENCE: PRECISION HEALTH$2.3M
HOWARD UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DCSCIENCE: PRECISION HEALTH$2.3M
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGENASHVILLE, TNSCIENCE: PRECISION HEALTH$2.3M
THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INCATLANTA, GASCIENCE: PRECISION HEALTH$2.3M
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTEDUCATION: RESEARCH TO PRACTICE - MEASURES$2.2M
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATIONHONOLULU, HISCHOOL OF MEDICINE - MEDICAL TRAINING$2M
HUMAN CELL ATLAS INCCAMBRIDGE, MASCIENCE: CELL SCIENCE$1.7M
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTSWASHINGTON, DCSCIENCE: OPEN SCIENCE$1.5M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEYBERKELEY, CASCIENCE: IMAGING$1.5M
FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICHSZSCIENCE: CELL SCIENCE$1.4M
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$234.5M
$127.6M
2023
$1.5B
$323M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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In 2024, CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION reported $1.5B in total revenue and $323M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.