Mark Zuckerberg Will Be Giving Away 99% Of His Facebook Shares To Charity

The Gift Of Giving After the birth of his daughter Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will be giving away 99% of his Facebook shares which is equivalent to $45...

The Gift Of Giving

After the birth of his daughter Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will be giving away 99% of his Facebook shares which is equivalent to $45 billion. This will be the first big move of he and his wife’s new organization.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, and wife Priscilla Chan arrive on the red carpet during the 2nd annual Breakthrough Prize Award in Mountain View, California

The organization is called The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative where the organization will focus on causes such as “personalized learning” and “curing disease.” And the best part is that the donations will be made over the course of Zuckerberg’s lifetime.

And little Max will not have to worry because she will still be inheriting around $450 million dollars. For more details be sure to check out the video above.