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     Melinda French Gates Just Got Another $1.2 Billion From Her Ex-Husband Bill Gates

     French Gates divorced the Microsoft cofounder in 2021 and resigned as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June. Three years after reaching a confidential divorce ...

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2. www.forbes.com › sites › mattdurotMelinda French Gates Just Got Another $1.2 Billion From Her ...

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   3 days ago · French Gates divorced the Microsoft cofounder in 2021 and resigned as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June. So a new transfer of funds does raise some questions.

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   2 days ago · Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.

5. www.britannica.com › money › Bill-GatesBill Gates | Biography, Microsoft, & Facts | Britannica Money

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   5 days ago · Bill Gates founded the software company Microsoft Corporation with his friend Paul Allen. He also cofounded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund global health and development programs. Bill Gates (born October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the ...

6. www.npr.org › 2024/10/09 › nx-s1-5137259Melinda French Gates is spending $1B on women—and their ...

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   Oct 9, 2024 · In May, three years after her divorce from Bill Gates, French Gates resigned from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — taking $12.5 billion with her. Her departure, after a quarter century ...

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   2 days ago · In May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates each announced on Twitter they were ending their marriage after 27 years. He is now the sole chairman of the charitable Gates Foundation. To date, Gates has ...

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   4 days ago · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $77.6 billion as of December 2023, according to its website. A representative for French Gates declined to comment on her net worth in October 2021.

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   Who is Bill & Melinda Gates co-founder French Gates?

   • French Gates is co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic venture that has granted more than $77 billion. The Seattle-based foundation was set-up with proceeds from Microsoft, the software company founded by her former husband. She resigned as co-chair in May 2024 to focus on her own philanthropy.

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   Why did Bill & Melinda Gates rename the Gates Learning Foundation?

   • It was later renamed the Gates Learning Foundation to reflect its expansion into broader education efforts. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 through the merger of the two Gates foundations. Its original priorities were global health, education, libraries, and the Pacific Northwest.

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   Are Bill and Melinda Gates still married?

   • In May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates each announced on Twitter they were ending their marriage after 27 years. He is now the sole chairman of the charitable Gates Foundation. To date, Gates has donated more than $59 billion to the Gates Foundation, including a $20 billion gift announced in July 2022.

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   What happened to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

   • At that time the foundation changed its structure, creating a trust (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust) to manage and invest the endowment assets. In July 2008, Bill Gates stepped down from his position at Microsoft to devote his efforts full-time to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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   Will French Gates resign from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

   • You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account. French Gates divorced the Microsoft cofounder in 2021 and resigned as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June. So a new transfer of funds does raise some questions.

   Melinda French Gates Just Got Another $1.2 Billion From Her Ex-Husban…

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   Who is Melinda French Gates?

   • Melinda French Gates, billionaire philanthropist and founder of Pivotal, in Paris in 2021. Since leaving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation earlier this year, French Gates has committed $1 billion towards women and girls. For most of her adult life, Melinda French Gates has helped control vast amounts of money — and wielded the resulting power.

   Melinda French Gates is spending $1B on women—and their health - N…

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10. www.britannica.com › topic › Gates-FoundationGates Foundation | Philanthropy, Education & Global Health ...

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    Oct 9, 2024 · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 through the merger of the two Gates foundations. Its original priorities were global health, education, libraries, and the Pacific Northwest. In 2006 the foundation reorganized to comprise Global Development, Global Health, and United States divisions (a Global Policy & Development ...