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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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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
A New Book Re-Examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates'S Philanthropic Work
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The world's richest people "find clever new ways to pay people as little as possible and as precariously as possible," writes Anand Giridharadas in the Guardian. "They avoid taxes illegally and...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The world's richest people "find clever new ways to pay people as little as possible and as precariously as possible," writes Anand Giridharadas in the Guardian. "They avoid taxes illegally and...more
Book-Lover Bill Gates Says Reading Inspired His Philanthropy
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When Bill Gates was a child, his parents banned him from bringing books to the dinner table, reports Mashable. His love of reading, however, has since led the Microsoft co-founder to create the...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When Bill Gates was a child, his parents banned him from bringing books to the dinner table, reports Mashable. His love of reading, however, has since led the Microsoft co-founder to create the...more
Future-Proofing Health in a Changing Climate
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Climate change is disruptive and we can look at that as a negative, but the eternal optimist." That was the message from Jennifer Gardy, deputy director of surveillance at the Bill and Melinda...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Climate change is disruptive and we can look at that as a negative, but the eternal optimist." That was the message from Jennifer Gardy, deputy director of surveillance at the Bill and Melinda...more
Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Awards Usd 2.4 Million to Inaugural Class of Blended ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Catalytic Climate Finance Facility awards USD 2.4 million to inaugural class of blended finance vehicles.Vehicles offer a wide range of climate finance solutions to address key mitigation and...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Catalytic Climate Finance Facility awards USD 2.4 million to inaugural class of blended finance vehicles.Vehicles offer a wide range of climate finance solutions to address key mitigation and...more
Cop28: Business Should to Be At the Centre of Climate Negotiations
Foundation: Gates Foundation
In fact, Cop28 and the Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum have developed a set of 22 potential actions that chief executives and philanthropists could take right away.The Forumas agenda is...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
In fact, Cop28 and the Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum have developed a set of 22 potential actions that chief executives and philanthropists could take right away.The Forumas agenda is...more
Britain Pushes Tech Solutions for Global Hunger; Critics Blame Inequality - VOA News
Foundation: Gates Foundation
... Children's Investment Fund Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at boosting food security through science and...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
... Children's Investment Fund Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at boosting food security through science and...more
Global Food Security Summit Unveils Uk'S Bold Step in Science and Innovation
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Climate change, conflict, and Russia's influence on the world's food supply are just a few of the factors driving food insecurity in Africa and the world at large, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Climate change, conflict, and Russia's influence on the world's food supply are just a few of the factors driving food insecurity in Africa and the world at large, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said...more
Uk Says New Science Initiative to Work on Climate-Resilient Crops
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting its money where its mouth is in an attempt to tackle one of the world's biggest humanitarian problems: food insecurity. The foundation has teamed...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting its money where its mouth is in an attempt to tackle one of the world's biggest humanitarian problems: food insecurity. The foundation has teamed...more
Letter on the Way to the Desert Via Measa
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When it comes to food security, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (aka MEASA) are "lynchpins," writes Nikhil Swaminathan at Forbes. But when it comes to agricultural technology, " grouping...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When it comes to food security, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (aka MEASA) are "lynchpins," writes Nikhil Swaminathan at Forbes. But when it comes to agricultural technology, " grouping...more
Don'T Let Grim Headlines Obscure the Progress on Climate Change
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Some people are skeptical when a technology person like me says innovation is the answer," Bill Gates writes in an op-ed in the Washington Post. "But we won't solve the climate problem without...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Some people are skeptical when a technology person like me says innovation is the answer," Bill Gates writes in an op-ed in the Washington Post. "But we won't solve the climate problem without...more
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Center For Law And Social Policy-$400,000
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Washington Low Income Housing Alliance-$335,508
MDRC-$13,000,000
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