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In a landmark move, tech billionaire Bill Gates has pledged to donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation. What Happened: The commitment, valued at a whopping $107 billion ...
Exit strategy: Bill Gates (Image: Mike Cohen/Getty Images) New Year’s Eve 2045 won’t be particularly festive for whoever’s left working at the Gates Foundation. That’s because Microsoft co-founder ...
Bill Gates donates fortune to his foundation – giving it $200 billion to spend in next 20 years - Gift makes him among history's most generous philanthropists ...
That era now has an end date. Gates announced Thursday that the foundation will close in 2045, pledging that he plans to donate 99% of his remaining fortune, which would be $107 billion today, to ...
Bill Gates' donation will be delivered over time and allow the foundation to spend an additional $200 billion over the next 20 years. (Getty Images for Netflix) ...
The Gates Foundation has pledged $200 billion in spending over the next 20 years toward its mission of helping people live “healthy, productive lives,” a campaign the organization described as ...
The foundation, which is based in Seattle, was started by Mr. Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates. They divorced in 2021, but ran the foundation together until 2024.