Mark Zuckerberg—Zuckerberg ended decade-long funding of FWD.us immigration reform organization through CZI after providing over half of its $400 million
In April 2025, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative formally ended its funding of FWD.us, the immigration reform advocacy group Zuckerberg co-founded in 2013 with an op-ed calling for comprehensive immigration reform. Well over half of the roughly $400 million donated to FWD.us since its founding came through CZI. By late 2022, CZI had begun pivoting away from social advocacy, and the break was formalized in April 2025. The timing aligned with Zuckerberg's broader rightward political recalibration during the Trump era.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Openness | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.925 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.62)
Evidence (2 signals)
Fortune reported CZI ended decade-long FWD.us immigration funding; over half of $400M came from Zuckerberg
Fortune reported in December 2025 that CZI formally ended its funding of FWD.us in April 2025, after providing well over half of the group's roughly $400 million total funding since its 2013 founding. By late 2022, CZI had begun providing 'foundational' funding to give FWD.us runway before the partnership ended.
Red94 reported Zuckerberg ended 12-year immigration reform funding as philanthropy pivoted to science and AI
Red94 reported on the formal end of Zuckerberg's immigration reform funding through CZI, noting the pivot toward science and AI research as CZI moved away from social advocacy work.