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The '''Chan Zuckerberg Initiative''' is a for-profit grantmaking brand of [[Facebook]] CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] and his wife [[Priscilla Chan]]. As a for-profit [[LLC]] it has fewer disclosure requirements.

The '''Chan Zuckerberg Initiative''' ('''CZI''') is a for-profit grantmaking brand of [[Facebook]] CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] and his wife [[Priscilla Chan]]. As a for-profit [[LLC]] it has fewer disclosure requirements. In January 2017, Obama operative [[David Plouffe]] was hired by Zuckerberg to lead policy and advocacy at CZI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/10/ubers-david-plouffe-to-join-chan-zuckerberg.html|title=Uber's David Plouffe to join Chan Zuckerberg Initiative|last=Balakrishnan|first=Anita|date=2017-01-10|website=CNBC|access-date=}}</ref>

In September 2020, the Initiative announced it was donating $300 million to voter outreach efforts for the [[2020 presidential election]]. $250 million went to the [[Center for Tech and Civic Life]], a left-of-center group that focuses on registering voters among demographic groups which tend to support [[Democrat]]s. $50 million went to the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR).<ref>https://www.barrons.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-commit-300-million-to-voting-efforts-01599080027</ref>

In September 2020, the Initiative announced it was donating $300 million to voter outreach efforts for the [[2020 presidential election]]. $250 million went to the [[Center for Tech and Civic Life]], a left-of-center group that focuses on registering voters among demographic groups which tend to support [[Democrat]]s. $50 million went to the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR).<ref>https://www.barrons.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-commit-300-million-to-voting-efforts-01599080027</ref>