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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.
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www.gatesfoundation.org
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Facebook - www.facebook.com/billmelindagatesfoundation
Twitter - @gatesfoundation
YouTube - www.youtube.com/gatesfoundation
Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/gatesfoundation
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.
Web Address
www.gatesfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/billmelindagatesfoundation
Twitter - @gatesfoundation
YouTube - www.youtube.com/gatesfoundation
Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/gatesfoundation
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Recent News from Gates Foundation
The Giving Moment: What Turns People into Philanthropists?
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Financial Times takes a look at some of the world's richest people, their philanthropic leanings, and what they've learned over the years. Here's a sampling: Roy Vagelos: The 57-year-old...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Financial Times takes a look at some of the world's richest people, their philanthropic leanings, and what they've learned over the years. Here's a sampling: Roy Vagelos: The 57-year-old...more
Penn State Climate Consortium Seeks Workshop Proposals for 2025 Accelerator
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced its 2025 call for level one workshop proposals for its Climate Solutions Accelerator, which seeks to establish and/or advance research teams aligned...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced its 2025 call for level one workshop proposals for its Climate Solutions Accelerator, which seeks to establish and/or advance research teams aligned...more
Global Experts Unite to Advance Cultural Democracy
Foundation: Gates Foundation
If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a refugee in Australia, you're in luck: The country's University of Western Australia has been awarded a $5.3 million grant from the Bill and Melinda...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a refugee in Australia, you're in luck: The country's University of Western Australia has been awarded a $5.3 million grant from the Bill and Melinda...more
Monarch School for Unhoused Youth Receives $4 Million Grant
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Unhoused youth need to be defined by their potential, not their condition, and be provided opportunities to highlight their strengths and thrive," said Afira DeVries, president and CEO of the San...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Unhoused youth need to be defined by their potential, not their condition, and be provided opportunities to highlight their strengths and thrive," said Afira DeVries, president and CEO of the San...more
Five Innovators Shaping the Future of Health | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Unhoused youth need to be defined by their potential, not their condition, and be provided opportunities to highlight their strengths and thrive," said Afira DeVries, president and CEO of the San...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Unhoused youth need to be defined by their potential, not their condition, and be provided opportunities to highlight their strengths and thrive," said Afira DeVries, president and CEO of the San...more
Coalition for Mutual Aid in Sudan
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Global Fund for Women
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is to help people in Sudan. The two are among nine donors who have pledged $4.5 million to help local aid groups in the country,...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Global Fund for Women
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is to help people in Sudan. The two are among nine donors who have pledged $4.5 million to help local aid groups in the country,...more
Here's Why Bill Gates Drops To Historic Low On Forbes 400 List - Benzinga
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is to help people in Sudan. The two are among nine donors who have pledged $4.5 million to help local aid groups in the country,...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is to help people in Sudan. The two are among nine donors who have pledged $4.5 million to help local aid groups in the country,...more
This Family Foundation Wants to Teach Tween Girls About Philanthropy Through Travel
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When venture capitalist and mother of three Amy Dornbusch took over her family's $60 million Marks Family Foundation in 2015, she had very little philanthropic background. "Our family spent a...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When venture capitalist and mother of three Amy Dornbusch took over her family's $60 million Marks Family Foundation in 2015, she had very little philanthropic background. "Our family spent a...more
“A Mindset of Possibility.” How Donors Can Move Past Psychological Barriers to Giving
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When venture capitalist and mother of three Amy Dornbusch took over her family's $60 million Marks Family Foundation in 2015, she had very little philanthropic background. "Our family spent a...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When venture capitalist and mother of three Amy Dornbusch took over her family's $60 million Marks Family Foundation in 2015, she had very little philanthropic background. "Our family spent a...more
Upward Momentum Initiative Announces Its First Investments
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health
In Missouri, a child born today has a 50% chance of making more money than his or her parents by the time he or she turns 18, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. That's why three major...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health
In Missouri, a child born today has a 50% chance of making more money than his or her parents by the time he or she turns 18, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. That's why three major...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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