Company context
The public record describes Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as company founded by Marc Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. Its recorded founding year is 2015.
- Public business description
- company founded by Marc Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
- Country in source record
- United States
- Founding year in source record
- 2015
Recorded founders
- Priscilla Chan · American pediatrician and philanthropist
- Mark Zuckerberg · American Internet entrepreneur
The linked people are recorded under the company’s founder property in the cited dataset. This is a founding association, rather than a verification of current equity or management responsibility.
More from the public record
These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.
- Recorded short name
- CZI · View source field
Understanding Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in context
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is included because its public company record connects a named business to an identifiable founding team. The business description, “company founded by Marc Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan,” supplies the context for that relationship, with a recorded starting year of 2015. The source links 2 people in this library to the founding team. Each has a separate profile, which makes it possible to follow the people behind the business without treating one founder as its sole owner.
The company website listed in the source is the next place to research its current offering. Compare the company’s own description, its leadership information, and dated announcements with this reference record before drawing conclusions about today’s business. A founding year describes a historical event; it does not measure business scale, growth, or the length of a founder’s continuing involvement.
This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.
Research trail
- Wikidata public record Q21623039: company description, country, founding year where present, and founder associations.
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative website as listed in the public record
Following up with the business
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