The Giving Pledge
Charitable campaign
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| 2023 | Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha joined the Giving Pledge, representing a continued global expansion of the philanthropic initiative. |
| May 2023 | Banker T. Denny Sanford had his name removed from the Giving Pledge list after court documents about possible child pornography involvement were unsealed. |
| 2022 | Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe signed the Giving Pledge, continuing the trend of tech entrepreneurs committing to philanthropic giving. |
| December 2022 | FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was removed from the Giving Pledge list following his arrest. |
| 2021 | Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins of Canva, Jeff Green, Anil Agrawal, and Mark Pincus became signatories of the Giving Pledge. |
| 2020 | The Jewish Future Pledge was launched, citing the Giving Pledge as inspiration, aiming to encourage American Jews to give at least half of their charitable giving to Jewish- or Israel-related causes. |
| 2019 | MacKenzie Scott and Mitchell and Emily Wei Rales joined the Giving Pledge, bringing new philanthropic commitments to the initiative. |
| 2018 | Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and B. R. Shetty of NMC Health became signatories of the Giving Pledge. |
| 2017 | Garrett Camp of Uber joined the Giving Pledge, further demonstrating the tech industry's involvement in philanthropic efforts. |
| May 2017 | By this date, 158 individuals and/or couples were listed as pledgers to the Giving Pledge. |
| 2016 | Jack Dangermond of ESRI signed the Giving Pledge, adding his commitment to philanthropic giving. |
| 2015 | Judith Faulkner of Epic Systems became a signatory to the Giving Pledge. |
| 2013 | Azim Premji, Vladimir Potanin, and Andrew Forrest joined the Giving Pledge, expanding the initiative's global reach and commitment to philanthropic efforts. |
| 2012 | Elon Musk signed the Giving Pledge, joining the group of billionaires committed to charitable giving. |
| 2011 | The Huffington Post reported that 81 billionaires had joined the Giving Pledge campaign. |
| June 2010 | Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett formally announced the Giving Pledge campaign and began recruiting members. The first 40 pledgers represented an aggregate wealth of $125 billion. |
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