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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) is an American charitable organization based in Mountain View, California.

History

On December 19, 2013, Mark Zuckerberg announced a donation of 18 million Facebook shares to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation totalling $990 million.1) On December 31, 2013, the donation was recognized as the largest charitable gift on public record for 2013.2)

Activities

Grants

SVCF has provided grants to:3)

Organization

Donors

Donors to the SVCF include:4)

1)
Bailey, B. (2013, December 19). Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg makes $1 billion donation. The Mercury News. https://archive.ph/4sFJi
2)
Wagner, K. (2014, January 3). Zuckerberg’s Other Billion-Dollar Idea: 2013’s Biggest Charitable Gift. Mashable. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128075500/https://mashable.com/archive/zuckerberg-charitable-donation-2013
3)
Grants Catalog. Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221204120848/https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/impact/grants-catalog
4)
Dolan, K. A. (2018, May 2). Here Are 17 Billionaires Who’ve Donated To The Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Forbes. https://archive.ph/udRHc