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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Global billionaire philanthropy and the Giving Pledge timeline (2000–2023)

Global billionaire philanthropy and the Giving Pledge timeline (2000–2023)

  1. Buffett commits to give away Berkshire stock

    Labels: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

  4. Zuckerberg joins, bringing a younger cohort

    Labels: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

  5. First annual Giving Pledge gathering held

    Labels: Giving Pledge, Annual gathering

  6. Elon Musk signs the Giving Pledge

    Labels: Elon Musk, Giving Pledge

  7. Potanin joins as first Russian pledger

    Labels: Vladimir Potanin, Russia

  8. Premji becomes first pledger from India

    Labels: Azim Premji, India

  9. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced (aligned with pledge)

    Labels: Chan Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg

  10. MacKenzie Scott signs and accelerates unrestricted giving

    Labels: MacKenzie Scott

  11. Gates and Melinda French Gates divorce; pledge continues

    Labels: Bill Gates, Melinda French

  12. 2023 end-state: pledge becomes global but accountability debated

    Labels: Giving Pledge, Global network

  13. Altman joins amid scrutiny of pledge follow-through

    Labels: Sam Altman, OpenAI

  14. Buffett ends plan to leave future gifts to Gates Foundation

    Labels: Warren Buffett, Family foundation

  15. Competing “Giving Pledge at 15” narratives emerge

    Labels: Giving Pledge, Institute for