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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Thalia Beaty

Bill Gates to donate 99 per cent of fortune to his own charity

Bill Gates The Gates Foundation
  • Bill Gates will donate 99 per cent of his remaining wealth, estimated at $107 billion, to the Gates Foundation.
  • This makes him one of history's most generous philanthropists.
  • The foundation will close in 2045, two decades earlier than initially planned.
  • The donation will allow the foundation to spend an additional $200 billion over the next 20 years on global health and US education initiatives.
  • Gates aims to maximise the impact of his philanthropy by spending down his fortune now.

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Bill Gates donates $107 billion fortune to the Gates Foundation and closes it down

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