Sentences with phrase «philanthropic causes gives»

• Whole Foods acquisition: Gates shelling out cash for philanthropic causes gives Bezos an opportune time to balloon his net worth even further if he wants to push past Gates in the top billionaire's list.

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Mike and Lori Milken have joined with Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in The Giving Pledge, which commits them to give the majority of their assets to philanthropic causes during their lifetimes.
A truly generous person, the richest man in the world also started The Giving Pledge, along with his wife and Warren Buffett, which encourages the wealthiest people on the planet to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic causes.
In 2006, Americans donated just over $ 295 billion dollars to charitable causes: about $ 223 billion in individual giving outright, $ 36 billion through philanthropic foundations, $ 22 billion through individual bequests at death, and $ 13 billion through business corporations.
Mr. Litwin and his wife gave millions to philanthropic causes, hospitals, and medical research on cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Washington — Americans gave a good deal more of their money and time to philanthropic causes in 1989 than they did in 1987, with average contributions to education jumping 17 percent, according to a new study 0 released here last week.
In 2015, Mr Varkey became the first education entrepreneur to sign up for the Giving Pledge, a commitment launched by Bill Gates, in which the wealthy pledge to give away most of their money to philanthropic causes.
In that same vein, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge encourages billionaires to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropic cGiving Pledge encourages billionaires to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropic cgiving the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
Trupanion's TruGiving program is a philanthropic platform that allows pet owners the opportunity to give back and support animal welfare causes close to their heart.
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