Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide. It consists of the 50 largest charitable foundations, private foundations engaged in philanthropy, and other charitable organizations such as charitable trusts that have disclosed their assets.
As of April 2011, 69 billionaires had joined the campaign and given a pledge, [7] and by the following year, The Huffington Post reported that a total of 81 billionaires had pledged. [8] By May 2017, 158 individuals and/or couples were listed as pledgers. [4] [9] [needs update] Not all pledgers are billionaires.
According to Forbes, Wyss is "among the most philanthropic people in the world". [1] [16] Between 2004 and 2008, Businessweek estimated that Wyss personally donated nearly US$277 million. [8] His giving increased subsequent to the sale of Synthes in 2012. In 2013, he signed The Giving Pledge, agreeing to give away the majority of his fortune.
The Giving Pledge, which encourages billionaires to donate the majority of their wealth to charity, has attracted more than 142 commitments totaling more than $400 billion. The Founders Pledge has convinced 151 startup executives—most of them look about 19—to devote a portion of their exits to philanthropy. Charitable giving in the United ...
Netflix's cofounder Reed Hastings is supporting Harris' presidential bid with a $7 million donation.. He told The Information it was the largest donation he'd made to a single candidate. Hastings ...
Jeffrey Yass, founder of Susquehanna International Group, gave 100 bitcoin worth more than $1.9 million to a crypto-supporting super PAC.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Will Durant The mega-rich have built habits that have led them to be successful, but there are plenty of memes ...
This is a list of countries by their number of billionaire residents, based on annual assessments of the net worth in United States Dollars of wealthy individuals worldwide. Forbes Further information: The World's Billionaires