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- Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Monday she is leaving the charity the pair created more than two decades ago to start her own philanthropic endeavor — and it will be funded with a $12.5 billion payout as part of her exit.
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May 28, 2024 · Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist and ex-wife of tech mogul Bill Gates, has pledged $1 billion through 2026 to advance the global power of women via her Pivotal Ventures Foundation.
Melinda French Gates Announces $1B Commitment to Advance Women’s Power Globally As the first step in the next chapter of her philanthropy, Melinda is committing an additional $1 billion to people and organizations fighting to protect and further equality and remove the barriers that hold women back.
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In 2021, when Bill and Melinda Gates announced the end of their marriage, they also announced a plan to continue jointly with their philanthropic organization, but they put in place a contingency ...
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Unrestricted giving is uncommon in the traditionally bureaucratic realm of philanthropy. But it’s not unheard of, thanks to the way women generally have taken a radical, trust-based approach to giving.
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May 28, 2024 · FILE - Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago.
May 28, 2024 · Today, Melinda French Gates announced that as the first step in the next chapter of her philanthropy she is committing an additional $1 billion through 2026 to advance women’s power globally.
May 17, 2024 · As part of a previously negotiated separation agreement, Gates will give his ex-wife $12.5bn to pursue her own philanthropic passion: uplifting women and girls around the world. But even...
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May 13, 2024 · Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Monday she is leaving the charity the pair created more than two decades ago to start her own...
In an op-ed in The New York Times, the philanthropist shared the spending mission as a starting venture in her work beyond the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Next week, she's leaving the ...