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It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally. The power philanthropists Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced in May that they were divorcing and then gave a…
$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list | 2022-01-01 02:08:20
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The gift increased the grant maker's endowment to about $65 billion and is the Gateses' biggest infusion of money into the foundation since 2000 when they transferred Microsoft stock then valued at $20 million.
The power philanthropists Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced in May that they were divorcing and then gave a jaw-dropping $15 billion to their foundation in July.