The Gates Foundation is one of the world's largest philanthropies with an endowment topping $50 billion. In July, Mr. Gates and Ms. French Gates said they would commit a further $15 billion to the endowment.
It is possible that Ms. French Gates makes additional donations to the foundation even as she gives to other charities, one of the people familiar with the matter said.In this July 1, 2021 file photo, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation poses for photographers as she arrives for a meeting after a meeting on the sideline of the gender equality conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
The foundation recently added four members to its board of trustees in an effort to boost governance following its co-founders' divorce. Ms. French Gates and Mr. Gates are the foundation's co-chairs, though she has agreed to resign in 2023 if either of them decides they can no longer work together. Billionaire Warren Buffett, another major donor, was a trustee until he resigned in June 2021.Ms. French Gates, Mr. Gates and Mr.
Mr. Gates, in his most recent letter, reiterated that most of his wealth will go toward philanthropy, specifying that it will be through the Gates Foundation. "The foundation is my top philanthropic priority, even as my giving in other areas has grown over the years -- primarily in mitigation of climate change and tackling Alzheimer's disease," he wrote.Mr. Gates has championed eradication of polio and malaria at the Gates Foundation.
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