Priscilla Chan
American pediatrician and philanthropist
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| April 2025 | CZI announced the closure of The Primary School's East Palo Alto and San Leandro campuses at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, with a pledge of $50 million over five years for community support programs. |
| 2024 | A green and silver statue of Priscilla Chan was unveiled on Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram account, attracting media attention and debate. |
| 2023 | The Primary School recorded nearly $4 million in contributions. |
| 2023 | Welcomed her third daughter. |
| 2022 | The Primary School received approximately $8 million in donations. |
| 2017 | Gave birth to her second daughter. |
| March 2017 | Nominated for the San Francisco Chronicle's third annual Visionary of the Year award, which honors leaders driving positive change through innovative practices. |
| 2016 | Co-founded The Primary School, a nonprofit organization providing free education, healthcare, and support services to residents in East Palo Alto, California and surrounding areas. |
| 2015 | Became a mother for the first time, giving birth to her first daughter. |
| December 1 2015 | Chan and Zuckerberg posted an open Facebook letter to their newborn daughter, pledging to transfer 99 percent of their Facebook shares (then valued at $45 billion) to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). |
| 2013 | Chan and Zuckerberg donated 18 million Facebook shares (valued at more than $970 million) to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, placing them at the top of the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 50 most generous American philanthropists. |
| May 19 2012 | Married Mark Zuckerberg the day after Facebook's Initial Public Offering (IPO). |
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