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The Giving Pledge vs The ImPact
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Verifiziert September 2026
Philanthropisches Netzwerk
Verifiziert September 2026 The Giving Pledge
Individuals and couples with a net worth of at least one billion dollars, or who would be billionaires but for their giving
Family-Office-Netzwerk
The ImPact
Family principals and the senior staff of their family offices and foundations who want to align family capital with their values
Was die Quellen besagen
- Minimum net worth: The Giving Pledge: A net worth of at least one billion dollars, or a net worth that would be at that level but for the person's giving; The ImPact: No published minimum net worth.
- Annual dues: The Giving Pledge: No membership dues exist. The Giving Pledge states it does not solicit donations or request any administrative or handling charges, and warns that emails seeking payment in its name are scams. The community is operationally hosted by the Gates Foundation.; The ImPact: Not publicly disclosed. The organisation states it is funded through members' contributions and grants or donations from philanthropists, but publishes no figures..
Nebeneinander
| The Giving Pledge | The ImPact | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Typ | Philanthropic network | Family-office network |
| Gegründet | 2010 (Founded by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates in 2010; formally announced in June 2010 with 40 initial signatories, all in the United States. The Giving Pledge publishes no office address of its own; it is "a separate but affiliated community operationally hosted by the Gates Foundation", which is based in Seattle.) | 2014 (Co-founded by Josh Cohen, Justin Rockefeller and Liesel Pritzker Simmons.) |
| Hauptsitz | United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | More than 250 signatories in 30 countries, including Hong Kong and Taiwan alongside mainland China; US signatories come from 30 states and the District of Columbia | Members in 23 countries across five continents; staff based in New York, London, Singapore, Santiago, São Paulo, Paris and elsewhere with no single office |
| Mitglieder | 250as of September 2026 | 90as of September 2026 |
| Kapitel | The Giving Pledge has no chapters. | No chapters; the network runs regional convenings rather than standing local branches |
| Primary audience | Individuals and couples with a net worth of at least one billion dollars, or who would be billionaires but for their giving | Family principals and the senior staff of their family offices and foundations who want to align family capital with their values |
| Typisches Mitglied | Signatories are billionaires and billionaire couples who have publicly committed to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy during their lifetime or in their wills. Most publish a signed letter explaining their reasoning. A separate Next Generation group, created in 2014, has more than 300 active members worldwide aged 18 to 75, drawn from the children and grandchildren of signatories; their identities are not disclosed because they did not personally sign the pledge. | Members are families rather than individuals. Membership covers family principals and their senior family office and foundation staff. The organisation states that members collectively invest billions of dollars in line with their values. |
| Qualification | ||
| Mindestnettogewöhnliches Reinvermögen | A net worth of at least one billion dollars, or a net worth that would be at that level but for the person's givingApplies to individuals and couples.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | No published minimum net worth |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | Not documented |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | Someone who meets the billionaire threshold and is ready to make the public commitment contacts the Giving Pledge to express interest. There is no published application form, review committee, sponsorship requirement or interview stage. In the early years Gates, French Gates and Buffett recruited signatories directly. Signatories usually publish a letter on the Giving Pledge website when they join. | There is no public application form. Prospective member families contact the team by email or through a general inquiry form to arrange an introductory call with a community manager, who explains membership. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: no acceptance rate or vetting process is published. The threshold is the billion-dollar net worth test plus willingness to make the commitment publicly. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Kosten | ||
| Jahresbeiträge | No membership dues exist. The Giving Pledge states it does not solicit donations or request any administrative or handling charges, and warns that emails seeking payment in its name are scams. The community is operationally hosted by the Gates Foundation.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. The organisation states it is funded through members' contributions and grants or donations from philanthropists, but publishes no figures.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Aufnahmegebühr | No joining fee.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Permanent: the pledge is a lifetime and testamentary commitment | Not documented |
| Struktur | ||
| Meeting frequency | An annual gathering for signatories, plus smaller gatherings, learning sessions, cohort programmes and multi-day trips through the year, including sessions for signatories' family members and philanthropic staff | Annual Strategy Summit and Leaders Forum, regional convenings, thematic events, immersive field trips, working groups and a Next Gen retreat |
| Peer forums | No standing confidential peer forums are published. The Giving Pledge team convenes small-group cohorts, full-day sessions and multi-day learning trips, and runs a separate Next Generation group for signatories' children and grandchildren. | Working groups on themes; regional convenings; curated one-to-one peer introductions; a Next Gen retreat for younger family members |
| Confidentiality | Signatories' identities and letters are public by design. The Next Generation group is the exception: the Giving Pledge does not disclose its members' identities, on the grounds that they did not personally choose to sign. | Not publicly disclosed. Community principles describe open and honest sharing among members and courageous conversations creating mutual accountability. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Virtual, Event-focused, Forum-based |
| Vertrauliche Peer-Foren | Partial | Yes |
| Lokale Kapitel | No | No |
| Virtuelle Mitgliedschaft | Not documented | Yes |
| Online-Community | Partial | Yes |
| Mitgliederverzeichnis | Yes | Not documented |
| Veranstaltungen | Yes | Yes |
| Programmierung | ||
| Bildungsprogramme | Yes | Yes |
| Führungskräfteentwicklung | No | Partial |
| Retreats | Not documented | Yes |
| Reisen | Not documented | Yes |
| Familienprogramme | Partial | Yes |
| Programme für Ehe- und Lebenspartner | Yes | Not documented |
| Next-Generation-Programm | Yes | Yes |
| Investment-Diskussionen | No | Yes |
| Investment-Möglichkeiten | No | Partial |
| Philanthropische Komponente | Yes | Yes |
| Schwerpunkt Vernetzung | Medium | High |
| Sozialer Schwerpunkt | Low | Medium |
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