The founder of the most popular network in the world Facebook Mark Zuckerberg first became a father. His wife Priscilla Chan gave birth to a girl whom her parents called Max.
However, not the news of the addition in the family of Zuckerbergs was struck today by the whole world. The matter is that the spouses in connection with the birth of their daughter decided to transfer 99% of their shares to charity. For today it corresponds to 45 billion dollars.
Young parents published an open letter to their daughter on the Net, where they say that they dream about making the world in which she and her peers are to live, better. For this, the couple will soon create a charity fund Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which will support non-commercial projects dedicated to changing the world for the better. The fund's founders plan to fight diseases, provide children with affordable education throughout the world.
Throughout his life, Mark and Priscilla will sell shares worth $ 1 billion a year, transferring money to their charitable foundation.