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Wikidata entry for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a philanthropic LLC founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan in 2015 that funds science, education, and technology initiatives, including some AI safety and biosecurity research relevant to the field.
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This is the Wikidata structured data entry for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a limited liability company founded in 2015 by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. CZI operates as a philanthropic organization headquartered in Redwood City, California, funding science, education, and technology. The entry provides basic organizational metadata including founding date, legal structure, and affiliations.
Key Points
- •CZI is structured as an LLC rather than a traditional nonprofit, giving founders more control over philanthropic activities.
- •Founded in 2015 by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, headquartered in Redwood City, California.
- •CZI is a member of Dryad and DataCite, indicating involvement in open science and data infrastructure.
- •The organization operates in the philanthropy sector and has funded AI, bioscience, and education initiatives.
- •This Wikidata entry serves as a structured reference for organizational metadata about CZI.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Founder (text) | Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Country | United States | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Headquarters | Redwood City | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Legal Structure | limited liability company | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Zuckerberg_Initiative | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Website | https://chanzuckerberg.com/ | — |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Founded Date | 2015 | — |
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company founded by Marc Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg Education Ventures
CZI
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
company founded by Marc Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Zuckerberg Education Ventures
CZI
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC
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instance of
limited liability company
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The New York Times
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https://web.archive.org/web/20151216013941/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/technology/zuckerbergs-philanthropy-uses-llc-for-more-control.html
OpenCorporates ID
us_de/5911862
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24 October 2021
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philanthropy
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LinkedIn company or organization ID
chan-zuckerberg-initiative
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inception
2015
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OpenCorporates ID
us_de/5911862
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24 October 2021
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2019
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CZI (English)
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founded by
Mark Zuckerberg
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Priscilla Chan
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United States
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OpenCorporates ID
us_de/5911862
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24 October 2021
member of
Dryad
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reference URL
https://datadryad.org/stash/our_community
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18 October 2021
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