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What Does the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Mean for Modern Philanthropy?
A promise to give is not a guaranteed charitable gift.
In an open letter to their newborn daughter last December, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan announced they will eventually give 99 percent of their Facebook shares during…
Form 1023-EZ Filers Benefit From Reduced Fee
UCSF Receives Largest Donation in its History for Establishment of Neurosciences Institute
On April 25, 2016, Joan and Sandy Weill announced their donation of $185 million to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences in an ambitious effort to accelerate the development of new therapies for diseases affecting the brain and nervous system,…