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Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years

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Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation , which will now close in 2045 .

Gates’ donation will be delivered over time and allow the foundation to spend an additional $200 billion over the next 20 years .

The pledge is among the largest philanthropic gifts ever — outpacing the historic contributions of industrialists like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie .

Melinda French Gates steps down in 2024 to focus on women’s rights in the U.S. She said she wanted to leave the foundation at a high point.

Gates and the foundation speak, as they often do, with optimism, pointing to innovations they’ve funded or helped reduce the cost of care.

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