US EditionMelinda French Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates 24 years ago.
- Her resignation will be effective on June 7, three years after their divorce, and she will receive $12.5 billion for her own charitable initiatives.
- As part of the separation agreement, the foundation will be renamed The Gates Foundation.
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Melinda French Gates quits foundation with $12.5bn
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the $75-billion foundation she helped run with her former husband, Bill Gates. The post Melinda French Gates exits foundation with $12.5bn for ‘next chapter of my philanthropy’ appeared first on Daily Maverick.
Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation - West Hawaii Today
Melinda French Gates is leaving the behemoth foundation she and her former husband Bill Gates founded nearly a quarter-century ago to devote herself fully to her work on behalf of women and girls, which has been the focus of much of her recent philanthropy.
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates divorced in 2021. The 59-year-old is now leaving the joint foundation - and receiving 12.5 billion dollars.
Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, over 20 years ago. As a 'severance', she will take with her $12.5 billion (287.2 billion CZK) to fund her own project, through which she will help women and families.
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