The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced with his wife to donate 99% of its shares in the social network to be spent on philanthropic causes for decades.
The announcement was made Tuesday on the occasion of the birth of the first child for the couple, Max.
In a letter posted on Facebook to his daughter, they explained that the money from the shares which are currently worth about US $ 45,000 million-will go to the newly opened family foundation Chan Zuckerberg Foundation.
Zuckerberg explained in the letter that his mission is to “join people around the world to develop human potential and promoting equality for the children of the next generation.”
“The initial areas in which we focus are personalized learning, cure diseases, connecting people and building strong communities,” , explained in the letter.
” We will do our part to make this happen, not only because we love you, but also because we have a moral responsibility for all the children of the next generation, “they argue there.
According highlights from California BBC journalist Jaime Gonzalez, Zuckerber marriage commitment to donate shares they own, want not say go losing control of Facebook in the near future.
Zuckerberg recently informed the Securities and Exchange Commission US it does not plan to get rid of Facebook shares worth more than US $ 1,000 million a year for at least the next three years.
And the donation of their shares for philanthropic too late will bring tax benefits.
In 2010 Zuckerberg signed with billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett called “The Giving Pledge” (commitment to) by which they committed to allocate most of their fortunes to philanthropic purposes.
In recent years, Zuckerberg and his wife have become one of the major donors to philanthropic causes US , delivered last February US $ 75 million to a hospital in San Francisco.
In addition, in 2014, announced a donation of US $ 120 million to schools without resources San Francisco Bay, where the couple It has his residence.
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