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Billionaires pledge $125 billion to Bill Gates charity drive PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Matt Rocheleau - CS Monitor   
Thursday, 05 August 2010

Article Source: CS Monitor

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have secured $125 billion from 40 families and individuals on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans for the Giving Pledge campaign.

Forty American billionaires have pledged at least half of their wealth to charitable causes – a combined value of at least $125 billion. The offerings came at the request of some of the country's best-known billionaires, Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The trio worth a combined $100 billion convinced 40 families and individuals on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans to sign onto their Giving Pledge campaign.

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