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Priscilla Chan’s fund gives $330,000 to all 23 Kauaʻi public schools

Priscilla Chan’s fund has donated $330,000 to Kauaʻi’s education community, with all 23 public and charter schools receiving flexible grants. The funding also supports Kumu’s Cupboard, which provides free classroom supplies to teachers. Chan and Mark Zuckerberg separately backed a giveaway of more than 3,000 backpacks.

The Times of India · 11h ago

Priscilla Chan gives $1.48M to Hawaii hospital for MRI, 3D mammography machine

Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have donated $1.48 million to Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe, Hawaii, to expand advanced imaging services for patients on Kauaʻi. The donation will fund a mobile MRI unit and a new 3D mammography machine, as well as renovations needed to…

The Times of India · Sep 26

Priscilla Chan’s philanthropy financed homes and protected tenants over 5 years

Priscilla Chan has supported thousands of Bay Area residents through the ‘Partnership for the Bay’s Future,’ a programme created to tackle the region’s shortage of affordable homes. 5 years after its launch, the initiative had protected more than 73,000 tenants and financed over 4,400 homes for thousands of people. The…

The Times of India · Sep 24

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan gave $4 million to save a 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond from development—now the 102-acre historic site will remain protected for the community forever

The 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond is now protected indefinitely after receiving a $4 million donation from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg and Chan have an estate on Kauai’s north shore, but they won’t have any ownership of the fishpond. Nonprofits will now use the area as…

The Economic Times · Sep 9

Priscilla Chan gave $4m to save a 600-year-old fishpond for the community

A 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond that faced the possibility of development is now permanently protected as a community conservation site after a $4 million charitable gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg helped fund its acquisition. Alakoko Fishpond, also known as Alekoko or Menehune Fishpond, covers 102 acres in Niumalu near…

The Times of India · Sep 9

Priscilla Chan's grandfather died of cancer when she was in sixth grade; she found a cancer textbook and taught herself why he died

Priscilla Chan was in sixth grade when the death of her grandfather from cancer changed the direction of her life. One morning, he dropped her off at her sixth-grade classroom, but by the time she returned home, he had died. Chan was left trying to understand how someone who had…

The Times of India · Sep 3

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan founded a 'whole child' school in 2016 but shut it down after a decade

The Primary School, a tuition-free private institution, has ceased operations after ten years. This closure followed the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's decision to end its funding beyond 2025. The school faced challenges in consistently meeting academic benchmarks despite extensive support services. Approximately 540 children are now transitioning to local public school…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropist

Priscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first person in her family to attend college, graduating from Harvard before pursuing a career in medicine. After working as a paediatrician, she and her husband, Mark…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research

Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her grandparents put her parents, who were teenagers at the time, on boats to flee Vietnam during the war. Chan grew…

The Times of India · Aug 21

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla buy 200-year-old Irish castle near Blackwater River; this 440-acre estate is so huge, it takes 5 minutes to walk from kitchen to the dining room

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan have purchased Strancally Castle, a 200-year-old Gothic estate in County Waterford, Ireland, estimated at between €20 million and €30 million. The 440-acre property, built in 1830, is so expansive it reportedly takes several minutes to walk from the kitchen to the dining…

The Economic Times · Aug 21