Bill Gates Vows to Empty His Bank Account for the World's Betterment
Wealthy tycoon Bill Gates won't leave behind Fortune due to his untimely demise.
Billionaire tech mogul, Bill Gates, is kicking things up a notch with his charitable endeavors. The co-founder of Microsoft has revealed plans to distribute his immense fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at an accelerated rate, aiming to solve global problems faster than ever before.
With a new deadline set for 2045, the world's largest private foundation will cease operations, having donated a staggering $200 billion in the twenty years leading up to its closure.
In a statement, the Seattle-based foundation declared, "This decision accelerates our mission to help all people live healthy and productive lives." The statement further emphasized, "This decision represents a significant acceleration of the foundation's work and sets 2045 as the new date for the end of its activities."
The Man Behind the Impact
Gates, pondering the urgent problems plaguing the world, is determined to return his wealth to society more swiftly. "People will say many things about me when I die, but I am determined that 'he died rich' will not be one of them," he wrote.
reminiscing about his time working with Microsoft and the establishment of the foundation, Gates reflects on the teachings of Andrew Carnegie,using Carnegie's1889 essay The Gospel of Wealth as a guiding principle, emphasizing the ethical importance of giving wealth back to society rather than dying rich.
The foundation's philanthropic focus has historically targeted global health, poverty alleviation, and improving lives worldwide. Gates and the foundation's team believe that intensified efforts can help achieve these goals sooner and provide greater certainty for partner organizations.
The Gates Foundation's Grand Finale
The foundation's accelerated plan features a shortened timeline and a doubling of its previously given total, marking a significant step in the philanthropic world. By the end of 2045, the foundation will have expended more than $200 billion, closing its doors forever.
This ambitious plan caps off a quarter century of work by the Gates Foundation, which has already donated over $100 billion since its inception. Warren Buffett's generosity has played a significant role in this impressive achievement.
This groundbreaking philanthropic commitment aims to achieve extraordinary global impact within a compressed timeframe, making history as the largest individual philanthropic commitment ever recorded[2][3].
Sources: ntv.de, mdi/dpa
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- Bill Gates, adhering to the principles outlined in Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth," aims to ensure that his wealth is returned to society, accelerating the distribution of his fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- The environment, global health, poverty alleviation, and wealth management are key areas of focus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with an intensified effort planned to help achieve these goals, considering the foundation's impending closure in 2045.
