Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation



The foundation was founded on December 1994 and was first named as the William H. Gates Foundation. The main focus of the foundation were global health and community needs in the Pacific North west.


In October 2006, the foundation created two trust structure called Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which distributes grant money, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust which manages endowment assets.


The foundation believes that every life has an equal value. They work to help all people lead a healthy life. In developing countries, they focus on the improvement of people's health and lifting them out of hunger and poverty. In the United States, they seek to ensure that people have access to opportunities that would lead them to succeed in school and in life.

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Gates Foundation


Warren Buffett's 'Important' Career Advice Helped Melinda Gates Set Boundaries; Here's What That Is
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Melinda Gates reveals Warren Buffett's advice on focusing efforts on core issues for better productivity and stress management.Buffett, the billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, served...more

Advancing Public Health: Priorities, Innovations, and Global Partnerships - APN News
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Melinda Gates reveals Warren Buffett's advice on focusing efforts on core issues for better productivity and stress management.Buffett, the billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, served...more

Two UNILAG Dons Win Grand Challenges Grants - University Of Lagos
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Melinda Gates reveals Warren Buffett's advice on focusing efforts on core issues for better productivity and stress management.Buffett, the billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, served...more

Gates Foundation | Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women's Health
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Melinda Gates reveals Warren Buffett's advice on focusing efforts on core issues for better productivity and stress management.Buffett, the billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, served...more

Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett Contribute $100 Billion to the Gates Foundation
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett have collectively contributed nearly $100 billion to the Gates Foundation.The foundation's records indicate that between its inception in 2000 and...more

Greentown Labs Raises $4M in Partner Support to Accelerate Climatetech Innovation
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Greentown Labs has secured more than $4 million in funding from key partners across Massachusetts and Texas.The organization welcomes Georgina Campbell Flatter as its new Chief Executive Officer...more

Novo Nordisk Foundation Granted Dkk 10 Billion (‚¬1.35 Billion) to Benefit People and the ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation

In 2024, on its 100th anniversary, the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded close to DKK 10.1 billion (a‚ 1.35 billion) to support nearly 1,800 new projects aimed at improving people's health and the...more

Gates Foundation funds i3's African health-tech innovators
Foundation: Gates Foundation

In 2024, on its 100th anniversary, the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded close to DKK 10.1 billion (a‚ 1.35 billion) to support nearly 1,800 new projects aimed at improving people's health and the...more

Bill Gates: The Price of Progress and the Future of Humanity
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Bill Gates: The Price of Progress and the Future of Humanity is out now.Gates reflects on the influence of his family, particularly his grandmother, who shaped his competitive spirit.He also...more

Illustrative Grants from Gates Foundation



United Way of King County-$1,500,000

University of California Berkeley Foundation-$250,000

Education Writers Association-$960,962

Business-Higher Education Forum-$910,000

Higher Education Policy Institute-$5,384,226

Center For Law And Social Policy-$400,000

Building Changes-$750,000

Building Changes-$5,383,920

Washington Low Income Housing Alliance-$335,508

MDRC-$13,000,000



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