Funders › CA › Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 45-5002209 · Palo Alto, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2020, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation (EIN 45-5002209) reported 105 grants paid totaling $213,346,910. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Inc San Francisco, CA | C | $60,000,000 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Gates Philanthropy Partners Seattle, WA | B | $20,000,000 | paid | COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RESPONSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | U | $13,600,000 | paid | COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RESPONSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Primary School - East Palo Alto East Palo Alto, CA | B | $13,466,321 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Gates Philanthropy Partners Seattle, WA | B | $10,000,000 | paid | CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $7,550,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $7,030,000 | paid | MATH EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Fwdus Education Fund Inc Washington, DC | C | $6,521,733 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $6,000,000 | paid | PERSONALIZED LEARNING PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Gates Philanthropy Partners Seattle, WA | B | $5,000,000 | approved, future | COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RESPONSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $4,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $2,500,000 | paid | CREATION OF OPPORTUNITY INSIGHTS INSTITUTE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $2,450,000 | paid | DIVERSE LEADERS PROGRAM | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $2,100,000 | approved, future | DEVELOPMENT OF COURSEKATA HIGH SCHOOL COURSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | C | $2,050,000 | approved, future | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management Sacramento, CA | B | $2,000,000 | paid | CALIFORNIA FOR ALL COVID-19 PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $2,000,000 | paid | COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RESPONSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation Columbus, OH | U | $1,950,500 | paid | ESTABLISH SCHOOL-BASED CARE SYSTEMS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $1,600,000 | paid | NATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH AND IDENTITY | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Teach for America Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management Sacramento, CA | B | $1,500,000 | paid | IMPROVE HEALTH FOR ADOLESCENT BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio Independence, OH | U | $1,500,000 | paid | WHOLE CHILD PROGRAMS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $1,500,000 | paid | ADVANCED EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | United Way of Summit County Akron, OH | U | $1,500,000 | paid | WHOLE CHILD PROGRAMS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $1,394,827 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The General Hospital Corporation Boston, MA | C | $1,342,938 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of Texas Foundation Austin, TX | C | $1,330,515 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $1,328,155 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,300,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT OF COURSEKATA HIGH SCHOOL COURSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford Oxford | D | $1,142,713 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $1,118,272 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Education Leaders of Color Inc Whittier, CA | C | $1,100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | U | $1,100,000 | paid | HOGG FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $1,072,581 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY | B | $1,052,469 | approved, future | MEDRXIV-BIORXIV PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Addgene Inc Watertown, MA | B | $1,050,659 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $1,044,119 | approved, future | COVID RECOVERY CORPS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | C | $1,008,094 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Schools Fund Oakland, CA | C | $1,000,000 | approved, future | DIVERSE LEADERS PROGRAM | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Donorschooseorg New York, NY | U | $1,000,000 | paid | DISTANCE LEARNING PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Equal Opportunity Schools Seattle, WA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Center for Collaborative Education Inc Boston, MA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | HOLISTIC SCHOOL QUALITY MEASURES | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Knowledgeworks Foundation Cincinnati, OH | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,000,000 | paid | STUDENT EXPERIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $972,129 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY | B | $946,052 | paid | MEDRXIV-BIORXIV PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | B | $928,960 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $925,403 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Nbcuniversal Media LLC New York, NY | U | $925,000 | paid | DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT FOR FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS DURING PANDEMIC | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Turnaround for Children Inc New York, NY | U | $900,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Beloved Community Inc New Orleans, LA | C | $900,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Beloved Community Inc New Orleans, LA | C | $900,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $893,495 | paid | COVID RECOVERY CORPS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN | U | $852,342 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | B | $833,334 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Education Leaders of Color Inc Whittier, CA | C | $800,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Genome Research Limited Cambridge | U | $786,291 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc Bethesda, MD | B | $750,000 | approved, future | JOURNALISM FOCUSED ON EDUCATION/DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Freedom Bound Center Sacramento, CA | C | $750,000 | approved, future | YOUTH WELLNESS INDEX | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc Bethesda, MD | B | $750,000 | paid | JOURNALISM FOCUSED ON EDUCATION/DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $669,459 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot | D | $668,477 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | C | $667,114 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | B | $666,431 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $666,080 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NY | C | $652,525 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Wested San Francisco, CA | C | $650,000 | paid | STRATEGIC LITERACY INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Nez Perce Tribe Lapwai, ID | U | $650,000 | paid | CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE TEACHING | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Native American Community Academy Foundation Albuquerque, NM | B | $650,000 | paid | LAND-BASED LEARNING | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $650,000 | paid | EDUCATOR SUPPORT TO PROMOTE SELF-DIRECTION AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS OF COLOR | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Black Teacher Collaborative Incorporated Atlanta, GA | B | $650,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $602,049 | approved, future | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Turnaround for Children Inc New York, NY | U | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | U | $590,000 | paid | ASSET-BASED DIALOGIC TEACHING | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $566,667 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $525,642 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, QC | U | $515,980 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New York Genome Center Inc New York, NY | B | $506,146 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation Martinez, CA | C | $500,000 | paid | RAPID RESPONSE TO COVID-19 | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | International Society for Technology in Education Baltimore, MD | U | $500,000 | approved, future | EDSURGE INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $500,000 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Alameda County Public Health Department Oakland, CA | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | approved, future | STUDENT EXPERIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm | U | $500,000 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Equal Opportunity Schools Seattle, WA | C | $500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Joslin Diabetes Center Inc Boston, MA | B | $475,464 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Citizens of the World Charter Schools Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA | U | $475,000 | paid | PEER COACHING AND IDENTITY PROJECTS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | C | $450,000 | paid | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | C | $449,567 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Genome Institute of Singapore Singapore | U | $398,731 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Charleston, WV | C | $390,000 | paid | WEST VIRGINIA JUSTICE REFORM FUND | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, WA | D | $333,203 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Board of Trustees of Stanford University Palo Alto, CA | D | $323,342 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The General Hospital Corporation Boston, MA | C | $275,000 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $250,233 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | The Freedom Bound Center Sacramento, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | YOUTH WELLNESS INDEX | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Ocean Genomics Inc Brookeville, MD | U | $235,000 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Plotly Technologies Inc Montreal, QC | U | $227,451 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Economic Innovation Group Washington, DC | C | $225,000 | paid | IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | U | $216,413 | paid | COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Ursa Computing Inc Memphis, TN | U | $215,000 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Read the Docs Inc Bend, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | International Society for Technology in Education Baltimore, MD | U | $200,000 | paid | EDSURGE INITIATIVE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Quansight LLC Austin, TX | U | $200,000 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Insights for Education Oberrieden | U | $195,000 | paid | EDUCATION RESEARCH | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beersheva | D | $181,760 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Curii Corporation Somerville, MA | U | $180,000 | paid | OPEN SCIENCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $137,170 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | C | $133,688 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | U | $133,184 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Karolinska Institutet Stockholm | U | $125,000 | paid | SEED NETWORK GRANT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Seam Social Labs Inc New York, NY | U | $107,500 | paid | ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INPUT PILOT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Seam Social Labs Inc New York, NY | U | $100,000 | approved, future | ALAMEDA COUNTY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INPUT PILOT | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Lifted Incorporated Brooklyn, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | VIRTUAL AND DISTANCE LEARNING EFFORTS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention Nashville, TN | C | $90,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Battelle for Kids Hilliard, OH | C | $80,000 | paid | STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESEARCH | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Parole Project Inc Baton Rouge, LA | C | $75,000 | paid | SEED FUNDING TO SECOND LOOK ALLIANCE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Locus Impact Investing Richmond, VA | U | $69,000 | paid | COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GUARANTEE POOL | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Boston Debate League Boston, MA | B | $65,000 | paid | DEBATE-INSPIRED CLASSROOMS | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZ | B | $60,369 | paid | ASSET-BASED DIALOGIC TEACHING | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Insights for Education Oberrieden | U | $60,000 | paid | COVID-19 RESEARCH AND RESPONSE | 202103199349108890 |
| 2020 | Redwood Empire Food Bank Santa Rosa, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349108890 |
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