At the DealBook Summit hosted by the New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Giving Pledge, calling it “very amorphous,” while at the same time hailing the ...

A new study evaluating the Giving Pledge’s effectiveness says the 15-year-old effort — started by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett — to push the world’s wealthiest to give away at ...

In its largest cohort since 2021, the Giving Pledge announced 11 new signatories in 2025 who have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes in their lifetime or in their ...

Fifteen years ago this week, 40 of America's richest families and individuals pledged to give away most of their wealth. In the years since, the Giving Pledge has lost steam even as billionaire wealth ...

Remember the Giving Pledge? It sounds almost quaint today, but back in 2010, dozens of billionaires committed to giving at least half of their wealth to charity. Bill and Melinda Gates launched the ...

The Giving Pledge, once trendy among the world’s richest, has come upon hard times. Credit...Matt Chase Supported by By Theodore Schleifer Just a few months after Warren Buffett convened a series of ...

Warren Buffett recently doubled down on the Giving Pledge, calling it “quite a success” and saying he still quietly recruits members. The initiative faces a growing “billionaire backlash,” including a ...

Craig Newmark is the latest signee of the Giving Pledge. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, is celebrating his 73rd birthday by giving his ...