10 Biggest Mark Zuckerberg Donations To Charity

1. $45 Billion for the Advancement of the Human Race

First on the list of the 10 biggest Mark Zuckerberg donations to charity is Zuckerberg’s historic donation of 99% of his wealth to humanity. Mark Zuckerberg left the world in awe in December 2015 when he, along with his wife Priscilla Chan, pledged to give a whopping 99% of their Facebook shares for the betterment and advancement of the human race. In a detailed letter to his daughter Max Zuckerberg, the CEO of the biggest social media company in the world chronicled some of the biggest threats to humankind and delineated several ways to avoid them. The pledged number of shares had a total worth of $45 billion at that time.

However, there is a catch: the pledged amount will go to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. An SEC filing by Facebook said after Zuckerberg’s announcement that the CEO had formed a special entity, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC, which will received the pledged amount. Importantly, Mr. Zuckerberg intends to retain a majority voting position in the Initiative “for the foreseeable future,” according to the filing.

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