Celebrities Who Cut Their Children Out of Their Inheritance
9. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, remains one of the most successful giants in the tech industry, decades after the site’s invention. While Zuckerberg has amassed a billionaire fortune through Facebook, he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, don’t intend to pass on their wealth to their children. In fact, Zuckerberg said that he actually wishes to leave the vast majority of their money to their company Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
“We will give 99% of our Facebook shares – currently about $45 billion – during our lives to advance this mission. We know this is a small contribution compared to all the resources and talents of those already working on these issues. But we want to do what we can, working alongside many others,” he wrote on Facebook in 2015. Since then, the couple has kept their word, donating 99% of their salaries to their foundation.
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