"The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no longer funding a pro-immigration group that Mark Zuckerberg cofounded over a decade ago. It's the latest change for the organization amid the Meta CEO's public rightward shift since President Donald Trump was reelected. CZI, the philanthropic organization founded by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, did not provide funding for the pro-immigration and criminal justice reform group FWD.us in 2025, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was the first year CZI did not fund FWD.us."
""Nearly five years ago, we shared that we were focusing on our core work in science, education, and supporting our local communities," a CZI representative told Business Insider in a statement. "As part of that transition, we committed foundational funding to FWD.us to continue their bipartisan work. We have fulfilled that financial commitment and wound down our social advocacy funding.""
CZI did not provide funding to FWD.us in 2025, marking the first year without support. The funding separation was formalized in April 2025 after a pivot that began in late 2022 toward scientific research, education, local community support, and AI. CZI committed foundational funding to FWD.us to enable continued bipartisan work and states it fulfilled that financial commitment while winding down social advocacy funding. Jordan Fox, CZI's chief of staff, stepped down from FWD.us's board and will not be replaced by another CZI representative. Mark Zuckerberg cofounded FWD.us in 2013 with Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, and Drew Houston. The change coincides with Zuckerberg's public rightward political shift after President Trump's reelection.
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