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Zuckerberg donates almost $500 million to charity

Facebook founder gives stock for health, education projects

(San Francisco Chronicle) Mark Zuckerberg announced today that he is donating 18 million Facebook shares (almost $500 million worth) to a philanthropic organization called the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

His donation will be used for health and education projects.

Here’s the full announcement from Zuckerberg’s Facebook page:

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