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Better Future
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We’re on an ambitious mission to solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease to improving education and addressing the needs of our local communities.

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Chan Zuckerberg Science To Build AI GPU Cluster To Model Cell Systems
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Education
Along Offers New Features for Integrating Student Voice
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Priscilla Chan Reflects on the Impact of AI
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New Measures of Student Success
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How We’re Uplifting Community-Rooted Businesses
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Building Innovative Technology

Technology has the power to help us solve problems in new ways and drive faster progress on the issues that matter most.
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Education
The Future of Our Work in Education
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Mysteries of Human Cells
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Empowering Our Communities

We work with partners in science, education, housing affordability and more to activate community-centered solutions.
Community
Building Change in the Bay Area

How three Bay Area, California, nonprofits are building strong communities and lasting change in partnership with the individuals and families they serve.

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Life at CZI
Community Manager Rosa Cabrera on 'Supporting People's Hustle'

Explore how Rosa Cabrera and CZI’s community team support small business owners in the Bay Area of California.

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Community
Saying Yes To Affordable Housing

CZI grantees talk housing affordability solutions on Andy Slavitt’s "In the Bubble" podcast.

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Collaborating With Diverse Partners

We partner with a diverse array of experts across multiple disciplines to inform our work and promote change through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
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Climate
Embedding Equity Into Climate Solutions
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Vivian Wu Reflects on the Power of Impact Investing
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WE ARE:

Building Innovative Technology

Technology has the power to help us solve problems in new ways and drive faster progress on the issues that matter most.

Empowering Our Communities

We work with partners in science, education, housing affordability and more to activate community-centered solutions.

Collaborating With Diverse Partners

We partner with a diverse array of experts across multiple disciplines to inform our work and promote change through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.

For a More Inclusive, Just and Healthy Future.

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Chan Zuckerberg Science to Build AI GPU Cluster to Model Cell Systems

New cluster will be one of the most powerful high-performance computing systems for non-profit life science research in the world.

CZI Engineer Accelerates Science With Open Source Tools

Meet Nathan Clack, a software engineer building and supporting software to make visualizing and analyzing complex imaging data easier.

How a CZI Infrastructure Engineer is Coding For a Better Future

Meet Allison Doami, a CZI software engineer committed to building the infrastructure to achieve our philanthropic goals. Read more.

Meet the Artists Featured in CZI’s Community Space

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation Launch Annual Art Exhibit featuring 11 San Mateo County artists.

Watch How We’re Building Technology That Transforms Classrooms

Alongside educators and researchers, CZI is building technology to drive stronger teacher-student relationships and student engagement.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago To Build New Technology To Measure Human Biology and Study Inflammation

The new CZ Biohub in Chicago will build technologies to understand how our cells function in human tissue and uncover how inflammation impacts them.

How Patients With Rare Diseases Are Accelerating Groundbreaking Research for Their Communities

CZI’s Rare As One Network grantees are driving scientific breakthroughs to fight for the lives of their loved ones.

2022 Annual Letter: A Community of Builders

Together with our partners, we are a community of builders focused on eradicating disease, improving education, and addressing the needs of our local community. To learn more about CZI’s impact over the last 12 months, read our 2022 Annual Letter at czi.co/AnnualLetter.

Mapping the Road to Health

Go behind the scenes of Chan Zuckerberg CELL by GENE (CZ CELLxGENE), a groundbreaking tool helping scientists expand what we know about health and disease.

Reimagine Science & Education Technology for a Better Future

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a unique philanthropy — building new technologies to accelerate progress in science and education.

Careers

We’re always looking for talented, driven individuals to join our mission. Come help us build a better future for everyone.

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Funding

We invest in innovative companies developing transformative and scalable solutions to the issues at the heart of our mission.

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Resources

See a variety of resources we have developed in partnership with experts in the field to help build a better future faster.

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