{
  "id": 584698,
  "title": "Steve and Connie Ballmer are splitting their $8 billion philanthropy into three so the people closest to the work can decide how the money is spent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/steve-and-connie-ballmer-are-splitting-their-8-billion-philanthropy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:31:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/11/steve-and-connie-ballmer-are-splitting-their-8-billion-philanthropy-into-three-so-the-people-closest-to-the-work-can-decide-how-the-money-is-spent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ballmer Group is spinning its three regional offices into independent nonprofits, and CEO Terri Ludwig says she'd rather run them like startups than spin-offs.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}