Bill Gates plans to give away money shutter foundation

joshuark writes: Bill Gates, once the richest man in the world, vowed to give away "virtually all" of his wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next two decades. Then, the foundation will close its doors on Dec. 31, 2045. Gates wrote in a Thursday Gates Notes essay that the original plan was to sunset the foundation several decades after he and his then-wife died. Now, Gates believes that a "shorter timeline" is feasible after his divorce. It's unclear whether the world's richest countries will continue to stand up for its poorest people," Gates wrote.