Bill Gates gives away all the property. I don’t want to “die rich”

Bill Gates announced that in the next two decades he will transfer almost all his assets to charity. On Thursday, he announced that he plans to separate about $ 200 billion through the Gates Foundation. The money is to go to the most needy until the end of 2045, when the organization ends its activity.

Gates wants to give away money

“There are too many problems to solve for me to stick to funds that could help others,” said Microsoft’s co -founder. He added that he does not want to be remembered as someone who “died rich”. In one of the illustrations, Gates presented that the value of his assets will decrease by 99 percent.

In his statement, Gates referred to current restrictions on expenditure on humanitarian aid by Western states. He emphasized that the United States, so far the main donor of the USAID agency, significantly reduced financing. Other countries such as France or Great Britain also did in a similar way.

Gates pointed out that his goal is to save the lives of infants, children and mothers from diseases that can be prevented. He added that he wanted to counteract the spread of polio, malaria and measles and limit the scale of poverty.

Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation has been around for 25 years and was founded in 2000 together with Melinda Gates. Later, Warren Buffett also joined them. According to estimates, Bill Gates’s assets are currently around $ 108 billion. The organization plans to spend $ 200 billion by the end of 2045, but this value may change depending on the market situation and inflation.

In 2026, the foundation’s annual budget is to reach $ 9 billion. The organization already has a significant impact on global humanitarian aid. In this connection, there are also voices of criticism, including On the part of the World Health Organization, which draws attention to the excessive influence of the Foundation in the field of international assistance.