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Posted: Nov 7, 2025 - 8:06am

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chan-zuckerberg-foundation 2020: 226M$ revenue, 188M$ functional expenses, 103M$ in liabilities. This looks a lot like a tax dodge.  Compare to Hanauer's foundation that is 0$ in functional expenses and $1 (yes, one dollar) in liabilities.  These are all 2020 numbers. I didn't dig too deep, but I think Zuck is not likely to make a convincing argument for himself.

Just because... I took a quick run through the 2023 Form 990 I found on Guidestar... and I think some skepticism is warrented, but any conversation around actual giving right now is premature.  

They have $5B in the foundation, and spent $60M on gifts.  $21M of that went to a Chan-Zuck research lab.  For now, I guess it's wait and see.  It's better than not committing anything to a foundation.

Sidenote: The 5 listed employees for the foundation are all making $600k+.   Good place to work.  They're engineers and technical folks, I'm sure with big degrees and former titles...but still.
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Posted: Nov 7, 2025 - 7:13am

 islander wrote:



chan-zuckerberg-foundation 2020: 226M$ revenue, 188M$ functional expenses, 103M$ in liabilities. This looks a lot like a tax dodge.  Compare to Hanauer's foundation that is 0$ in functional expenses and $1 (yes, one dollar) in liabilities.  These are all 2020 numbers. I didn't dig too deep, but I think Zuck is not likely to make a convincing argument for himself.


not that competent in non-profit accounting, but odd they wouldnt have any liabilities (no accrued expenses, a/p...)...i assume CZI is related to pending/committed/multiyear grants. 
If someone is giving away near 100% of their equity, a significant chunk of their wealth, for worthy causes...
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:30pm

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oxymoron.... they're STILL billionaires


True, but Hanauer is just barely, and he gives a lot and supports a lot of good causes. Scott is doing the same at a much larger scale, but she's got a self replicating pile. 
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:28pm

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Zuckerberg pledged 99% of his meta shares to charity, including his wife's organization. 



chan-zuckerberg-foundation 2020: 226M$ revenue, 188M$ functional expenses, 103M$ in liabilities. This looks a lot like a tax dodge.  Compare to Hanauer's foundation that is 0$ in functional expenses and $1 (yes, one dollar) in liabilities.  These are all 2020 numbers. I didn't dig too deep, but I think Zuck is not likely to make a convincing argument for himself.
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:16pm

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oxymoron.... they're STILL billionaires

You'd jump off the balcony on 57th floor
just as Kurt suggested I guess.

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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:12pm

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Nice to see that some of the spoils are being put to good cause. Also nice that MacKenzie will not face the guillotine. Her and Nick Hanauer may be the only two good billionaires.


Zuckerberg pledged 99% of his meta shares to charity, including his wife's organization. 
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:10pm

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Nice to see that some of the spoils are being put to good cause. Also nice that MacKenzie will not face the guillotine. Her and Nick Hanauer may be the only two good billionaires.


oxymoron.... they're STILL billionaires
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 2:08pm

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Nice to see that some of the spoils are being put to good cause. Also nice that MacKenzie will not face the guillotine. Her and Nick Hanauer may be the only two good billionaires.
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Posted: Nov 6, 2025 - 1:24pm

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Posted: Nov 4, 2025 - 12:34pm

Two stories from the same day, same source of wealth. Worlds apart... 

— Nick Sousanis (@nsousanis.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM


Jeff Bezos Is $24 Billion Richer As Amazon Shares Hit Record

Howard University announced Monday that Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $80 million, making one of the largest single contributions in the university's history"
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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 - 2:32pm

Brian Eno perfectly explains selfishness of the super rich

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Posted: Mar 4, 2025 - 3:17pm

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Reality, as always, is more complicated than simple slogans.



Fake news!
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Reality, as always, is more complicated than simple slogans.
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Bozos haz a sad. Not enough people talking about "free markets" and "personal liberties."

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"Bezos no longer wants to own an independent news organization," wrote one columnist. "He wants a megaphone and a political tool that will benefit his own commercial interests."
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How the Cybertruck blast revealed the extent of Tesla's sprawling surveillance capacity
Tesla founder Elon Musk's response to the Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas reveals the extent to which his vehicles monitor their users' behaviors, and his decision to provide law enforcement information regarding the truck's telemetry before the explosion also differs from the actions taken by other technology companies during similar situations.

Musk or someone with the automaker remotely unlocked the truck for law enforcement officials and provided them video from charging stations to track down the vehicle's locations prior to the explosion on New Year's Day, according to information police released.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2025 - 12:02pm

Harold G. Hamm, the billionaire oil and gas executive who helped bankroll Donald J. Trump’s campaign and stands to profit from his energy policies, is hosting an exclusive fossil fuel industry celebration on Inauguration Day.

The daytime party on the roof of the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, a block from the White House, will be a moment of triumph for Mr. Hamm, who poured more than $4.3 million into political action committees supporting Mr. Trump.

Mr. Hamm, the founder of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, has been influential in Mr. Trump’s plans to gut environmental protections and allow unfettered access by energy companies to federal land and waters. He also helped raise money from others in the oil and gas industry, which spent more than $75 million on efforts to elect Mr. Trump.

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