The philanthropists include a biotech funder, an Australian graphic design entrepreneur and a cofounder of the tech firm now known as Block.

The Giving Pledge has brought on 11 new signatories in its latest effort to spur philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy.

When Bill and Melinda Gates founded the Gates Foundation at the turn of the millennium in 2000, the plan was for the ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently revealed that he will donate 99% of his wealth to the Gates Foundation in the next 20 years. He also shared that Gates Foundation will close its operations by ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates recently announced that he will donate 99% of his wealth by 2045.

Billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates recently announced that he will donate 99% of his wealth by 2045 ... 25 years and is expected to double the giveaway over the next two decades, the Microsoft ...

Melinda French Gates supports the Gates Foundation's plan ... "Ultimately, though, the timeline was Bill's decision to make with the board of trustees," she wrote in responses to AP's questions ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has reportedly ... as his mother would tell him that 'with wealth came the responsibility to give it away.' Last week, Gates wrote in a blog post that he plans ...

In a lengthy post on his website, the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder wrote, "I will give away virtually all my wealth through ... for $0.80 per share. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates ...

Bill Gates shocked the philanthropic world with a stunning announcement: the Microsoft MSFT co-founder will accelerate his plans to give away almost all of his wealth over the next 20 years.

Welcome back. With publicly funded foreign aid put “into the wood chipper” in the US, and hit by sharp cuts in much of Europe ...