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Posted: Nov 7, 2025 - 8:06am

 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.

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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