<p>Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to donate most of her wealth to the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband and will instead disburse the funds among other philanthropies, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported.</p>.<p>The 57-year-old Texas-raised computer scientist made the change in late 2021 in her first individual pledge letter, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>The move follows her divorce last year from Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates.</p>.<p>The couple had pledged in 2010 to give the bulk of their fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was founded in 2000 and spent $55 billion in its first two decades, with a focus on combating poverty, inequity and disease.</p>.<p>The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>.<p>"I recognize the absurdity of so much wealth being concentrated in the hands of one person, and I believe the only responsible thing to do with a fortune this size is give it away - as thoughtfully and impactfully as possible," French Gates wrote in her pledge letter, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to donate most of her wealth to the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband and will instead disburse the funds among other philanthropies, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported.</p>.<p>The 57-year-old Texas-raised computer scientist made the change in late 2021 in her first individual pledge letter, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>The move follows her divorce last year from Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates.</p>.<p>The couple had pledged in 2010 to give the bulk of their fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was founded in 2000 and spent $55 billion in its first two decades, with a focus on combating poverty, inequity and disease.</p>.<p>The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>.<p>"I recognize the absurdity of so much wealth being concentrated in the hands of one person, and I believe the only responsible thing to do with a fortune this size is give it away - as thoughtfully and impactfully as possible," French Gates wrote in her pledge letter, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>