Which philanthropic LLC was founded by Laurene Powell Jobs using wealth from Apple?

The philanthropic LLC founded by Laurene Powell Jobs is Emerson Collective.

Powell Jobs established Emerson Collective in 2011 in Palo Alto, California, using wealth connected to her late husband Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and former chief executive. Rather than operating solely as a traditional grant-making foundation, Emerson Collective uses a hybrid model that combines philanthropy, advocacy, and investment.

Its work has covered education, immigration reform, climate and energy, media, and journalism. The organization helped launch the XQ Institute, which funds efforts to rethink American high schools, and in 2017 acquired a majority stake in The Atlantic. It has also invested in companies and initiatives connected to clean technology, education, and social impact.

The legal form matters: Emerson Collective is an LLC, not a conventional private foundation. That structure gives it flexibility to make grants, invest in for-profit ventures, support advocacy, and establish separate partner organizations. The Skoll Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are similarly prominent philanthropic organizations, but they were founded by different technology or investment figures.