20130731V1 - The Giving Pledge

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THE PLEDGERS Bill and Karen Ackman Paul G. Allen Laura and John Arnold Lord Ashcroft, KCMG PC Nicolas Berggruen Manoj Bhargava Arthur M. Blank Sara Blakely Michael R. Bloomberg Richard and Joan Branson Eli and Edythe Broad Charles R. Bronfman Edgar M. Bronfman (d. 2013) Warren Buffett Jean and Steve Case John Caudwell Lee and Toby Cooperman Joe Craft Joyce and Bill Cummings Ray and Barbara Dalio John Paul DeJoria Glenn and Eva Dubin Larry Ellison Charles F. Feeney Andrew and Nicola Forrest Ted Forstmann (d. 2011) Bill and Melinda Gates Monica and David Gelbaum Dan and Jennifer Gilbert Ann Gloag OBE Dave Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg David and Barbara Green Jeff and Mei Sze Greene Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin Lyda Hill Barron Hilton Jon and Karen Huntsman Dr Mo Ibrahim Carl Icahn George B. Kaiser Sidney Kimmel Rich and Nancy Kinder Beth and Seth Klarman Elaine and Ken Langone Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Peter B. Lewis (d. 2013) Lorry I. Lokey George Lucas and Mellody Hobson Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Alfred E. Mann Bernie and Billi Marcus Richard Edwin and Nancy Peery Marriott Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa Red and Charline McCombs Michael and Lori Milken Yuri Milner George P. Mitchell (d. 2013) Thomas S. Monaghan Gordon and Betty Moore Tashia and John Morgridge Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna Patrice and Precious Motsepe Jonathan M. Nelson Pierre and Pam Omidyar Natalie and Paul Orfalea Bernard and Barbro Osher Ronald O. Perelman Jorge M. and Darlene Perez Peter G. Peterson T. Boone Pickens Victor Pinchuk Hasso Plattner Vladimir Potanin Azim Premji Julian H. Robertson, Jr. David Rockefeller Stephen Ross David M. Rubenstein John and Ginger Sall Henry and Susan Samueli Herb and Marion (d. 2012) Sandler David Sainsbury Vicki and Roger Sant Lynn Schusterman Walter Scott, Jr. Tom and Cindy Secunda Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki Annette and Harold (d. 2013) Simmons Jim and Marilyn Simons Paul E. Singer Jeff Skoll John A., Susan and John Michael Sobrato Michele and Patrick Soon-Shiong Ted and Vada (d. 2013) Stanley Mark and Mary Stevens Jim (d. 2014) and Virginia Stowers Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor Vincent Tan Chee Yioun Tad Taube Claire (d. 2014) and Leonard Tow Ted Turner Albert Lee Ueltschi Sanford and Joan Weill Hansjörg Wyss Samuel Yin
Bill & Karen Ackman April 16, 2012 Dear Warren, Karen and I are delighted to join you in the Giving Pledge, and commit at least half—I expect that we will commit substantially more than half—of what we have to charity. It is much easier to be generous if you have more than you need, so this is not a difficult thing for us to do. That said, I don’t think being charitable is innate. In my experience, it is learned from the examples of others. My earliest memories include my father’s exhortations about how important it is to give back. These early teachings were ingrained in me, and a portion of the first dollars I earned, I gave away. Over the years, the emotional and psychological returns I have earned from charitable giving have been enormous. The more I do for others, the happier I am. The happiness and optimism I have obtained from helping others are a big part of what keeps me sane. My life and business have not been without some decent size bumps along the way, and my psychological health and wellbeing have made managing these inevitable challenges much easier. While my motivations for giving are not driven by a profit motive, I am quite sure that I have earned financial returns from giving money away. Not directly by any means, but rather as a result of the people I have met, the ideas I have been exposed to, and the experiences I have had as a result of giving money away. A number of my closest friends, partners, and advisors I met through charitable giving. Their advice, judgment, and partnership have been invaluable in my business and in my life. Life becomes richer, the more one gives away. In college, I had the opportunity to read John Rawls, and learn his methodology for determining how to organize the world. It made sense to me then, and still does. Rawls advised that you should imagine yourself in what he called “the Original Position.” Pretend that you have not yet been born, and don’t know to what family or in what country or circumstance you will find yourself. He argued that the world should be organized from such a vantage point. In other words, I believe the fairest distribution would require something along the lines of the Giving Pledge. Rawls proves that charitable giving is the right thing to do from an objectively fair vantage point. I am not a particularly religious person, and believe that my limited time on earth is all that I am going to get. And I have lived with that understanding, doing my best to extract as much out of life as I can. I get tremendous pleasure from helping others. It’s what makes my life worth living. We are incredibly grateful and honored to join you in the Giving Pledge. Sincerely,
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