Gordon Moore—Committed to Giving Pledge with $5+ billion in foundation grants
Gordon and Betty Moore signed the Giving Pledge in 2012, committing to give away at least half their wealth. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has donated more than $5.1 billion to charitable causes since its founding in 2000. In their pledge letter, they noted: 'In 2001 we devoted half of our wealth to create a foundation that would take risks in order to innovate and achieve meaningful results.'
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Aid & Global Health | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.590 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Committed to Giving Pledge with $5+ billion in foundation grants
Gordon and Betty Moore signed the Giving Pledge in 2012, committing to give away at least half their wealth. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has donated more than $5.1 billion to charitable causes since its founding in 2000. In their pledge letter, they noted: 'In 2001 we devoted half of our wealth to create a foundation that would take risks in order to innovate and achieve meaningful results.'