The Latest Breaking News from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Priscilla Chan's school shuts after $125M funding; she pledges $10M more

Priscilla Chan's education initiative, The Primary School, is closing after a decade of operations and reportedly more than $125 million in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Founded to combine education with healthcare and family support, the project sought to address challenges affecting children's development and learning. Following the…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Quote of the day by Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up…’ – Facebook founder on why technology should empower people

Mark Zuckerberg envisions a world where technology serves as a catalyst for individual empowerment and equitable power distribution. Through his creation, Facebook, now Meta, he has successfully interconnected billions worldwide. Meta also oversees platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, signaling a commitment to innovation. Together with his wife, Priscilla Chan, he…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropist

Priscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first person in her family to attend college, graduating from Harvard before pursuing a career in medicine. After working as a paediatrician, she and her husband, Mark…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cut 70 jobs as the Meta CEO’s philanthropy goes all in on mission to 'cure or prevent all disease'

“We want to really double down” on AI-powered biomedical research, Mark Zuckerberg said.

Fortune · Feb 1

'Where We'll Dedicate The Vast Majority Of Our Resources,' Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Philanthropic Focus To AI

Meta (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced they will be shifting the focus of their philanthropic efforts to AI in a blog post last week. 

Benzinga · Nov 22, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg’s charity backing away from DEI and political spending after Trump criticisms and staff tensions: report

Changes in spending come as Meta has instituted Trump-friendly changes like a new board member and ending fact-checking

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

A pair of tuition-free schools started by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan will close this year, and it’s not clear why

The majority of the school’s 443 students are Latino and receive special education or health services.

Fortune · Apr 24, 2025

Trump warns Mark Zuckerberg could ‘spend the rest of his life in prison’

Donald Trump resurfaced his baseless claims that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was engaged in a conspiracy to rig elections against him.

Fortune · Aug 30, 2024

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to "manage all diseases by the end of this century"

An ambitious plan announced by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to "help cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of this century." Founders Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced the funding and building of one of the largest computing systems dedicated to nonprofit life science research in the…

The Times of India · Sep 26, 2023