The Giving Pledge
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The Giving Pledge is a philanthropic campaign that encourages the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giving Pledge | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable initiative
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philanthropic campaign ⓘ |
| activity |
collects public pledges from wealthy individuals to give away majority of their wealth
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publishes letters from signatories explaining their giving philosophy ⓘ |
| commitmentThreshold | more than half of personal wealth ⓘ |
| commitmentTiming | during lifetime or in will ⓘ |
| communicationChannel | online platform ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusArea | charitable causes chosen by each signatory ⓘ |
| founder |
Bill and Melinda Gates
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surface form:
Bill Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates ⓘ
surface form:
Melinda French Gates
Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
large-scale philanthropy
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public commitment to charity ⓘ wealth redistribution through voluntary giving ⓘ |
| hasNotableSignatory |
Azim Premji
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Bill and Melinda Gates ⓘ
surface form:
Bill Gates
Carl Icahn ⓘ David Rockefeller ⓘ Elon Musk ⓘ George Lucas ⓘ Larry Ellison ⓘ Larry Page ⓘ MacKenzie Scott ⓘ Mark Zuckerberg ⓘ Melinda French Gates ⓘ Michael Bloomberg ⓘ Patrice Motsepe ⓘ Reid Hoffman ⓘ Richard Branson ⓘ Sergey Brin ⓘ Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| inception | 2010 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Warren Buffett’s 2006 pledge to give away his fortune ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalObligation | non-binding ⓘ |
| name | The Giving Pledge self-link ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus |
does not accept donations
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is not a grantmaking foundation ⓘ |
| purpose | encourage the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy ⓘ |
| requires |
public disclosure of pledge letter
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signatory to be a billionaire or extremely wealthy individual ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector | philanthropy ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
billionaires
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ultra high net worth individuals ⓘ |
| voluntary | true ⓘ |
| website | https://givingpledge.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
MacKenzie Scott
this entity surface form:
Giving Pledge
this entity surface form:
Giving Pledge