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North AmericaGates Foundation plans to give away $9 billion in 2026 to prepare for the 2045 closure while slashing hundreds of jobs
By Sydney LakeJanuary 23, 2026
SuccessNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 21, 2026
PoliticsRural America is getting a bailout, but not from Trump—billionaires are riding to the rescue
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 14, 2026
PoliticsOne year after Bill Gates surprised with the choice to close his foundation by 2045, he’s cutting staff jobs
By Stephanie Beasley and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
North AmericaMeet the Nvidia billionaire giving away his wealth—His son’s cancer battle inspired a recent $100 million gift
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 13, 2026
SuccessMacKenzie Scott is using her $26 billion philanthropy push to rescue organizations in danger after the Trump administration’s funding cuts
By Sydney LakeJanuary 13, 2026
PoliticsBillionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
SuccessBill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 9, 2026
AIBill Gates says AI could be used as a bioterrorism weapon akin to the COVID pandemic if it falls into the wrong hands
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 9, 2026
HealthBill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 9, 2026
SuccessMacKenzie Scott sends millions to nonprofit that supports anti-Israel and pro-Muslim groups, two of which are facing federal probes
By Sydney LakeJanuary 6, 2026
C-SuiteExiting CEO left each employee at his family-owned company a $443,000 gift—but they have to stay 5 more years to get all of it
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 30, 2025
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