When Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett unveiled the Giving Pledge in 2010, it sounded almost radical: ...

Meanwhile, over the past 10 years, the number of billionaires worldwide has increased by more than half, to 2,891, according ...

Fifteen years in, a majority of Giving Pledge billionaires haven’t donated half their wealth despite soaring fortunes and ...

The Giving Pledge, which is the subject of a critical report about charitable giving, says the findings are misleading on the ...

Bill Gates explained that philanthropy was contagious. More than 40 people have already signed on to the Giving Pledge, and others are expected to join in the coming months.

Bill Gates is moving forward with plans to give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, and the billionaire now says the "majority" of that money will go toward improving public health and ...

STAT interviewed Bill Gates this week about his new $2.5 billion investment into women’s health, his role amid major cuts to U.S. global health funding, and more. Here are the highlights.

In just a few days, Gates reduced his net worth by a staggering $51 billion—almost 30 percent of his remaining wealth—after recently announcing plans to give away virtually all his fortune in ...