The Giving Pledge
The Giving Pledge is a campaign, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. As of June 2022, the pledge has 236 signatories from 28 countries.[1] Most of the signatories of the pledge are billionaires, and as of 2016, their pledges are estimated to total US$600 billion.[2]
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| Formation | 2010 |
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| Type | Charitable organization |
Membership | 236 |
Founders | Bill Gates Warren Buffett |
| Website | givingpledge.org |
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Description
The organization's stated goal is to inspire the wealthy people of the world to give at least half of their net worth to philanthropy, either during their lifetime or upon their death. The pledge is a public gesture of an intention to give, not a legal contract.[3] On The Giving Pledge's website, each individual or couple writes a letter explaining why they chose to give.[4]
History
In June 2010, the Giving Pledge campaign was formally announced and Bill Gates and Warren Buffett began recruiting members.[5] As of August 2010, the aggregate wealth of the first 40 pledgers was $125 billion.[6] As of April 2011, 69 billionaires had joined the campaign and given a pledge,[7] and by the following year, The Huffington Post reported that a total of 81 billionaires had pledged.[8] By May 2017, 158 individuals and/or couples were listed as pledgers.[4][9] Not all pledgers are billionaires.
List of pledgers
Net worth is as of 2022 unless otherwise noted. A list of signatories is available online.[10]
See also
References
- "FAQ: How many people have joined the Giving Pledge, and where are they from?". The Giving Pledge. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "Global Billionaire Population: The Billionaire Census 2018". Wealth-X. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Forty U.S. billionaires pledge to give half their money to charity". Xinhua News Agency. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
A statement from the Giving Pledge website said "the pledge is a moral commitment to give, not a legal contract."
- The Giving Pledge :: Pledger Profiles Retrieved 16 May 2017
- Carol Loomis (16 June 2010). "The $600 billion challenge". Fortune. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Blackburn, Bradley (4 August 2010). "The Giving Pledge: Billionaires Promise to Donate at Least Half Their Fortunes to Charity". ABC News. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- 10 More U.S. Families Commit to the Giving Pledge , retrieved 25 October 2011
- "Warren Buffett, Bill Gates Giving Pledge Gets 12 More Billionaires To Commit Over Half Of Their Fortunes", Huffington Post, April 20, 2012
- Lorenzetti, Laura (1 June 2016). "17 More Billionaires Join Buffett and Gates' Giving Pledge This Year". Fortune. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Pledgers". The Giving Pledge. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Elon Musk". Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Warren Buffett". Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Mark Zuckerberg". Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Vladimir Potanin". Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Andrew Forrest". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Robin, Myriam (2013-02-20). "Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest pledges to give away half his wealth". SmartCompany. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- "Judy Faulkner". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- "Judy Faulkner - The Giving Pledge". The Giving Pledge. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- Denham, Hannah (2019-07-01). "Home Depot co-founder plans to give away most of his billions". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- Nussbaum-Cohen, Debra (2019-12-20). "Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus on sunsetting his foundation". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- "Thomas Secunda". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- "Charles Zegar". Forbes Profile. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Ted Turner". Forbes. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "James Stowers, U.S." Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- "Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People 2005". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- "Sandy Weill". Forbes Profle. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.