Is a 🔸10% Pledge with wealth a lifetime commitment?

We think pledging with a component of one’s wealth makes the most sense as a lifetime commitment to best reflect how financial resources are accrued and used over one’s life.

This differs from the 🔸10% Pledge without the additional wealth component, which makes the most sense as a commitment while one is earning an income (given it's a percentage of that income!)

That said, we've left the language of the pledge open ("for the rest of my life or until the day I retire") so that pledgers can choose what makes sense for them. If you take a pledge prior to retirement, then your pledge is considered fulfilled when you retire; however, many of our members — and especially those who factor in their wealth — plan to continue to donate in line with their pledge for the rest of their life. (What if I'm already retired when I take the pledge?)