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   Why did billionaires pledge 50 percent of their wealth to charity?

   • The idea was to persuade their fellow billionaires to pledge at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity. It was greeted with enthusiasm. “Society cannot help but be a beneficiary here, by virtue of at least some dollars and perhaps many,” concluded a thoroughly reported piece in Fortune on the secret meetings that produced the Giving Pledge.

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   What is a Giving Pledge?

   • The Giving Pledge is a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. Giving Pledge signatories span multiple generations and represent a wide range of geographies and industries.

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   How much money has a billionaire pledged?

   • Hundreds of billionaires have signed on, with Bloomberg and other big names like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Mackenzie Bezos among them. More than $500 billion have been pledged, and money is already being donated to a range of causes. But somehow, it all feels a little disappointing.

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   How much money can a billionaire pledge in 2023?

   • Most of the signatories of the pledge are billionaires, and as of 2023, their pledges are estimated at a total of US$600 billion. [needs update] However, there is no enforcement mechanism (signing the letter is an intention, not a formal commitment), and no restrictions on the charitable causes that signatories are allowed to support.

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   Feb 24, 2024 · The Giving Pledge is a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. Learn More.

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   As of June 2022, the pledge has had 236 signatories from 28 countries. Most of the signatories of the pledge are billionaires, and as of 2023, their pledges are estimated at a total of US$600 billion.

   Name	Net Worth In Billion $us	Source Of Wealth	Industry
   Elon Musk	184.7 [14]	Tesla, SpaceX	Electric vehicles, Rocketry
   Larry Ellison	148.7 [15]	Oracle	Tech
   Warren Buffett	131.5 [16]	Berkshire Hathaway	Finance & Investments
   Bill Gates	128.9 [17]	Microsoft	Software, Tech

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   Dec 14, 2021 · Eleven billionaires signed onto the pledge, including two of Canva’s cofounders, the CEO of digital banking giant Nubank and the cofounder of Pinterest.

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   Jul 10, 2019 · There are now 607 billionaires in the US, up from 404 in 2010, and more than 2,000 worldwide — and of that 2,000, only 204 have signed on to the pledge. Moreover, the past 10 years have...

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7. www.marketwatch.com › story › giving-away-money-wellThe Giving Pledge turns 10: These billionaires pledged to ...

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   Aug 8, 2020 · The list of pledgers includes well-known business figures such as Tesla TSLA, -2.04% co-founder Elon Musk, Virgin SPCE, -7.53% Group founder Richard Branson, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, Netflix...

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