FWD.us (also styled Forward US) is a liberal expansionist immigration reform advocacy group based in the United States. It lobbies and advocate for its version of immigration reform, changes to the US education system to improve science and technology education, and the facilitation of scientific breakthroughs with broad public benefits. It was launched in 2013 with help from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. ¹

In January 2021, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced it was donating $100 million to FWD.us “to super-charge their work over the next three years.” ²

On March 14, 2023, FWD.us president Todd Schulte tweeted that he believed, “Immigrants here today getting work permits would reduce inflation–on top of being the moral step,” ³ and that, “Industries with labor shortages are industries where immigrants disproportionately work.” ⁴

On the FWD.us website, as of March 2023, there is a section that lists the current staff and board members of the organization. ⁵ However, an earlier version of the website from 2020, found through a web archive snapshot, also contained a section titled, “Meet Our Founders and Funders,” that is missing from the more recent version. ⁶ Several of those listed as Founders include Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Billionaire and General Partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers John Doerr, and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. ^{7 8} Major funders listed on the website archive snapshot include motion picture executive and funder of private foundation Diller Foundation Barry Diller, co-CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings, and former Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. ⁹

1. CZI Announces $450 Million to Accelerate Criminal Justice & Immigration Reform .” Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, March 30, 2021. https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-announces-450-million-to-accelerate-criminal-justice-immigration-reform/.
2. CZI Announces $450 Million to Accelerate Criminal Justice & Immigration Reform .” Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, March 30, 2021. https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-announces-450-million-to-accelerate-criminal-justice-immigration-reform/.
3. Schulte, Todd (@TheToddSchulte). “This is silly but lets take at face value: 1) Immigrants here today getting work permits would reduce inflation–on top of being the moral step. 2) Industries with labor shortages are industries where immigrants disproportionately work (also: btw this includes home construction).” Twitter, March 14, 2023. https://twitter.com/TheToddSchulte/status/1635668612139679745?s=20
4. Schulte, Todd (@TheToddSchulte). “This is silly but lets take at face value: 1) Immigrants here today getting work permits would reduce inflation–on top of being the moral step. 2) Industries with labor shortages are industries where immigrants disproportionately work (also: btw this includes home construction).” Twitter, March 14, 2023. https://twitter.com/TheToddSchulte/status/1635668612139679745?s=20
5. “Meet Our Staff.” FWD.us, Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.fwd.us/staff-board/
6. “Founders and Funders.” FWD.us, archive.today, Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.fwd.us/founders/. Archived at https://archive.is/G5rNg
7. “Founders and Funders.” FWD.us, archive.today, Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.fwd.us/founders/. Archived at https://archive.is/G5rNg
8. “Meet Our Staff.” FWD.us, Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.fwd.us/staff-board/
9. “Founders and Funders.” FWD.us, archive.today, Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.fwd.us/founders/. Archived at https://archive.is/G5rNg