Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker's shares to charity
The donation of 5,044,000 shares was revealed Monday in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were gifted last year between November 19 and November 29, according to the filing, which did not name the recipient or recipients of the shares.Tesla's stock was trading above $1,000 per share at the time of the donations. The donated shares were worth $5.7 billion based on the average of the highest and lowest quoted price on the date of the transaction.
Donated shares are not subject to capital gains tax and their value could be used as a deduction to help offset the tax bill.Read MoreTesla did not immediately respond when asked for more details on the donated shares. Musk has established a foundation that makes grants in support of causes including pediatric research and science education, but there are few details available on its bare-bones website.Elon Musk offered a Florida teen $5,000 to delete a Twitter account tracking his jet.
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