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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates
North America
Gates 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
Protestors at the WEF in Davos
Success
Nearly 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
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Politics
Rural America is getting a bailout, but not from Trump—billionaires are riding to the rescue
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 14, 2026
Gates
Politics
One 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
Meet the Nvidia billionaire giving away his wealth—His son’s cancer battle inspired a recent $100 million gift
North America
Meet the Nvidia billionaire giving away his wealth—His son’s cancer battle inspired a recent $100 million gift
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 13, 2026
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Success
MacKenzie 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
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Politics
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
Success
Bill Gates donated record $8 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation as part of their divorce settlement
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 9, 2026
Bill Gates speaks onstage at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum 2025 at The Plaza Hotel on September 24, 2025 in New York City.
AI
Bill 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
Bill Gates attend a meeting of Bloomberg at the Plaza Hote on September 23, 2025 in New York City.
Health
Bill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 9, 2026
Bill Gates pictured in New York, May 2025.
Success
Read Bill Gates’s 2026 annual letter in full
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 9, 2026
Photo of MacKenzie Scott
Success
MacKenzie 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
Walker
C-Suite
Exiting 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
Every year, a billionaire CEO doles out $1,000 checks to local college grads—with a catch: They have to give half the money to charity
C-Suite
Every year, a billionaire CEO doles out $1,000 checks to local college grads—with a catch: They have to give half the money to charity
By Sydney LakeDecember 29, 2025
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Arts & Entertainment
Most Americans decide 2025 isn’t the year for charity, poll says
By James Pollard, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2025
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Billionaire Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus' foundation donates nearly $30 million toward stem cell research for heart attacksplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeAugust 14, 2026
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$38 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays, and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steamplaceholder alt text
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 15, 2026
Energy
A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undauntedplaceholder alt text
By Jordan BlumAugust 14, 2026
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