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


If India Stays on Path of 2047 Plan, Will Benefit Country, World: Bill Gates
Foundation: Gates Foundation

If India stays on path of 2047 plan, will benefit country, world: Bill Gates.Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said India's emergence as a developed nation by 2047 would...more

Takeaways From Our Deep Dive on Workforce and Workers' Rights Funding
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kellogg Foundation

Inside Philanthropy's been following what funders are doing for working people for over a decade.Major funders like the Ford Foundation stepped in with grantmaking to provide for immediate...more

Bill Gates' Philanthropy Work Impacted by US Withdrawal From Who
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Gates met with the National Security Council and members of both the Republican and Democratic parties in recent weeks to press the case.The Trump administration, led by the State Department, is...more

Bill Gates reveals why he can't bear to part with his sprawling $130 million mansion: 'That is a luxury'
Foundation: Gates Foundation

Gates met with the National Security Council and members of both the Republican and Democratic parties in recent weeks to press the case.The Trump administration, led by the State Department, is...more

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

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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