Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Bill Gates Donates $8 Billion to Ex-Wife's Charity
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, gave a huge amount of money, $7.88 billion, to a charity run by his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates.
This is one of the biggest charity donations ever publicly shared.
Bill and Melinda got divorced in 2021 after being married for 27 years.
Melinda started her own charity called Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation in late 2022, which focuses on helping women, improving economic opportunities, and promoting social equality.
The donation was revealed in a recent tax report.
Before the divorce, Bill and Melinda worked together on many important projects to improve global health, education, and reduce poverty.
The couple's split happened after some news about Bill's past relationship with a Microsoft employee came out.
Bill Gates donated $7.88 billion to Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation in 2024.
The donation is one of the largest publicly disclosed charitable gifts ever.
Bill and Melinda Gates divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.
Melinda launched Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation in late 2022, focusing on women's rights, economic mobility, and social equality.
The couple's split followed revelations about Bill Gates' past relationship with a Microsoft employee.
- Who
- Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates
- What
- Bill Gates donated $7.88 billion to Melinda's charity
- When
- The donation was made in 2024, following their 2021 divorce
- Where
- The donation was made to the Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation
- Why
- The donation supports Melinda's work in women's rights, economic mobility, and social equality
- Donor
- Bill Gates
- Recipient
- Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation (Melinda French Gates)
- Amount
- $7.88 billion
- Year of Donation
- 2024
- Year of Divorce
- 2021
- Foundation Launched
- Late 2022
- Focus Areas
- Women's rights, economic mobility, social equality
