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TheRickles

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5. She and her husband are quite generous

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:23 PM

9 hrs ago

From the NPR article: "Ballmer and her husband, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, have given away more than $3 billion in recent years, according to a joint interview they gave last year to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.'

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