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Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity during their lifetime or at death. Most notably, Warren Buffet—ranked the second richest American—has pledged 99% of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The pledge is not a binding contract and each person can choose how to distribute his or her wealth. To learn more about the Giving Pledge, visit givingpledge.org.



  • Paul G. Allen
  • Laura and John Arnold
  • Nicolas Berggruen
  • Michael R. Bloomberg
  • Eli and Edythe Broad
  • Warren Buffett
  • Jean and Steve Case
  • Michele Chan and Patrick Soon-Shiong
  • Lee and Toby Cooperman
  • Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg
  • Ann and John Doerr
  • Larry Ellison
  • Ted Forstmann
  • Bill and Melinda Gates
  • David and Barbara Green
  • Jeff Greene
  • Lyda Hill
  • Barron Hilton
  • Jon and Karen Huntsman
  • Carl Icahn
  • Joan and Irwin Jacobs
  • George B. Kaiser
  • Sidney Kimmel
  • Elaine and Ken Langone
  • Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest
  • Lorry I. Lokey
  • George Lucas
  • Duncan and Nancy MacMillan
  • Alfred E. Mann
  • Joe and Rika Mansueto
  • Bernie and Billi Marcus
  • Michael and Lori Milken
  • George P. Mitchell
  • Thomas S. Monaghan
  • Tashia and John Morgridge
  • Dustin Moskovitz
  • Pierre and Pam Omidyar
  • Bernard and Barbro Osher
  • Ronald O. Perelman
  • Peter G. Peterson
  • T. Boone Pickens
  • Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
  • David Rockefeller
  • David M. Rubenstein
  • Herb and Marion Sandler
  • Vicki and Roger Sant
  • Walter Scott, Jr.
  • Tom and Cindy Secunda
  • Jim and Marilyn Simons
  • Jeff Skoll
  • Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor
  • Jim and Virginia Stowers
  • Ted Turner
  • Sanford and Joan Weill
  • Shelby White
  • Charles Zegar and Merryl Snow Zegar
  • Mark Zuckerberg

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Workers with Access to and Participating in Retirement Benefits, 2005 Poverty and Income Richest Americans, 2007
Giving Pledge Participants

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