The Giving Pledge

The Giving Pledge

Formation	2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Type	Charitable organization
Membership	236
Founders	Bill Gates Warren Buffett
Website	givingpledge.org

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The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth to philanthropic causes. As of June 2022^[update], the pledge has had 236 signatories from 28 countries.^[1] Most of the signatories of the pledge are billionaires, and as of 2023, their pledges are estimated at a total of US$600 billion.^{[2][needs update]} However, there is no enforcement mechanism (signing the letter is an intention, not a formal commitment), and no restrictions on the charitable causes that signatories are allowed to support.