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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
Could This Be A Transformative Year For Women's Health?
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Just 4% of all biopharma research and development spending goes toward female-specific conditions.The Global Alliance for Womena€™s Health is a new public-private coalition co-chaired by...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Just 4% of all biopharma research and development spending goes toward female-specific conditions.The Global Alliance for Womena€™s Health is a new public-private coalition co-chaired by...more
3 Ways Foundations Can Help Nonprofits Attract and Retain Talent
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Too often, though, nonprofits' compensation packages are too weak to convince highly skilled individuals to leap. But what if nonprofits could compete with government and private sectors to...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Too often, though, nonprofits' compensation packages are too weak to convince highly skilled individuals to leap. But what if nonprofits could compete with government and private sectors to...more
The Art of Gatescrashing Democracy
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Bill Gates is a college drop-out who has no formal training in most of the areas in which he works, whether it's pandemics or climate change or agriculture," writes Tim Schwab in his new book, In...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Bill Gates is a college drop-out who has no formal training in most of the areas in which he works, whether it's pandemics or climate change or agriculture," writes Tim Schwab in his new book, In...more
The Vital Connection Between Philanthropy and Independent Media in Preserving Democracy
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"80% of the headspace of brilliant journalists is taken away by worrying about bills," Jonathan Heawood, executive director of the Public Interest News Foundation, said at the Journalism Funders...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"80% of the headspace of brilliant journalists is taken away by worrying about bills," Jonathan Heawood, executive director of the Public Interest News Foundation, said at the Journalism Funders...more
From Equitable Access to Equitable Innovation: Rethinking Bioengineering for Global Health
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The concept of "global health equity"the notion that people in developing countries have access to affordable health careis a great one, but it's "often interpreted as global 'access' to...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The concept of "global health equity"the notion that people in developing countries have access to affordable health careis a great one, but it's "often interpreted as global 'access' to...more
Icfj Fellows to Receive Funding, Support to Cover Health Innovations
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The rapid pace of innovation in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and more is opening new doors for progress in global health." That's the takeaway from the International Center for...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The rapid pace of innovation in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and more is opening new doors for progress in global health." That's the takeaway from the International Center for...more
The Bill Gates and Big Philanthropy Problems—And Ours
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, United Nations Foundation
Bill Gates may be the world's richest man, but that doesn't mean he's aphilosopher in the traditional sense. In a new book, conservative journalist Tim Schwab calls out the Microsoft co-founder...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, United Nations Foundation
Bill Gates may be the world's richest man, but that doesn't mean he's aphilosopher in the traditional sense. In a new book, conservative journalist Tim Schwab calls out the Microsoft co-founder...more
Digital Payments Revolutionize Health Worker Compensation in Africa
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The World Health Organization has taken a big step toward eliminating cash payments for its health workers in Africa. In a press release, the WHO says it has digitized payments for more than 2...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The World Health Organization has taken a big step toward eliminating cash payments for its health workers in Africa. In a press release, the WHO says it has digitized payments for more than 2...more
Who Will Get Buffet's Billions?
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Billionaire Warren Buffet to give 70 per cent of his fortune to Gates Foundation.Gates Foundation has pumped more than $1 billion into US public education.Bill Gates has been scathing of typical...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Billionaire Warren Buffet to give 70 per cent of his fortune to Gates Foundation.Gates Foundation has pumped more than $1 billion into US public education.Bill Gates has been scathing of typical...more
Latest Philanthropic News &Amp; Articles
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Google.org
Google has made its first major donation to fight climate change. The company has pledged $100 million to the Climate Action Fund, which aims to raise $1 billion by the end of 2023, reports the...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Google.org
Google has made its first major donation to fight climate change. The company has pledged $100 million to the Climate Action Fund, which aims to raise $1 billion by the end of 2023, reports the...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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