Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to remain intact, post benefactors divorce
In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash. The couple announced Monday, May 3, 2021, that they are divorcing. Photo: AP Reuters Reuters
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world s largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has become one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health, spending more than $50 billion over the past two decades to bring a business approach to combating poverty and disease.
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Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the most influential philanthropists in the world, said on Monday that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage.
The couple have together emerged as leading figures in the global fight against COVID-19, and their separation is likely to send shock waves through the worlds of philanthropy, public health and business.
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“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the two said in a statement posted on Twitter. “We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.”
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce: What happens to their charity foundation?
Their separation could set the record for the largest divorce settlement to date given the Gates empire is worth over $100 billion.
May 4, 2021 06:29 BST
News of Bill and Melinda Gates getting a divorce after 27 years together raises questions about their work in the nonprofit sector, especially the fate of their co-founded Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The couple has become some of the most powerful and influential philanthropists in the world. Through their foundation, they have provided financial support globally to public health, poverty, and education. They have brought in more than $50 billion over the past 20 years and have raised programs in child nutrition and vaccines and in malaria and polio eradication.
Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 - 05:15
Bill and Melinda Gates said they have decided to divorce. (AP) Asharq Al-Awsat
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world s largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has become one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health, spending more than $50 billion over the past two decades to bring a business approach to combating poverty and disease.
The Gates have backed widely praised programs in malaria and polio eradication, child nutrition and vaccines. The foundation last year committed some $1.75 billion to COVID-19 relief.
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27 years of marriage.