Credit: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/BloombergSeven billionaires signed Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge this year, promising to give the majority of their vast wealth to charity before or after they die, according to an announcement on Monday. The Giving Pledge was started a decade ago by Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates with 40 initial signees, some of whom, like Michael Bloomberg and Eli Broad, had already begun to actively give to charitable causes. The founders describe the pledge as “a moral commitment.”“The Giving Pledge is a simple proposal to the world’s wealthiest: join us in giving away the majority of your resources to address society’s most pressing problems,” Buffett said in a statement. Rich BartonCEO of Zillow ZCitizenship: U.S.A.Net worth: $2.1 billionBarton became a billionaire in February, after shares of online real estate site Zillow climbed. “In a perfect world, I would identify those opportunities and give well before my dying days so I can see the good the gifts are doing.”Other new Giving Pledge signees:

Source: Forbes December 21, 2020 15:00 UTC