10 Biggest Mark Zuckerberg Donations To Charity

4. $100 Million for Newark Schools

Perhaps the most controversial of the 10 biggest Mark Zuckerberg donations to charity was his $100 million donation to help fix the failing schools of Newark. He announced this donation in 2010 on the Oprah Show. However well-intentioned, reports suggest that most of the money made its way into the hands of corrupt bureaucracy and costly consultants. Zuckerberg’s main intention was to reward teachers based on their performance, while penalizing those who weren’t performing well. But the contract laws of New Jersey became an impediment to this plan. The donation debacle was addressed in detail by Dale Russakoff in the book: The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?

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