Bill Gates (age 69) pledges to give away more than a $100bn, the rest of his fortune by 2045 to world's poorest

Amazing stuff! Bravo!

"When I first began thinking about how to give away my wealth, I did what I always do when I start a new project: I read a lot of books. I read books about great philanthropists and their foundations to inform my decisions about how exactly to give back. And I read books about global health to help me better understand the problems I wanted to solve.

One of the best things I read was an 1889 essay by Andrew Carnegie called The Gospel of Wealth. It makes the case that the wealthy have a responsibility to return their resources to society, a radical idea at the time that laid the groundwork for philanthropy as we know it today. ..."

Bill Gates pledges to give away $200bn fortune by 2045 to world's poorest "Bill Gates pledges to donate nearly all wealth by 2045, with $200B to aid world’s poorest as his foundation nears end. Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates announced Thursday that he will give away nearly all of his personal wealth over the next two decades, pledging that his fortune will not outlive him."

My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth (in his own words) "During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation, we gave away more than $100 billion. Over the next two decades, we will double our giving."

Credits: Bill Gates to accelerate spending at his foundation — then wind it down

Bill Gates' girlfriend Paula Hurd (age 59) in 2022 (Source)