Zuckerberg, who signed the Giving Pledge two years ago, is part of a new breed of philanthropists who are donating significant portions of their money to charitable causes. This donation, valued at nearly $500 million, is more than four times the total of the foundation’s grants last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and is topped this year only by Warren Buffett’s $2 billion gift to the foundations led by his three children.
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