Mark Zuckerberg's charity cuts funding for affordable housing programs

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: (L-R) Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize) — SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 05: (L-R) Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize)

By Kate Talerico | ktalerico@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

UPDATED: May 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM PDT

Many Bay Area housing orgs were caught up in the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's push to end 'social advocacy' grants in the wake of DEI scrutiny.

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Originally Published: May 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM PDT

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Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups

Many Bay Area housing orgs are caught up in Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s push to end ‘social advocacy’ grants

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