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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
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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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The Power of Trust-Based Philanthropy
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The MacKenzie Scott Foundation has donated more than $14 billion to more than 1,600 organizations around the world over the past 15 years, but the largest donation it has ever made was to India, the...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The MacKenzie Scott Foundation has donated more than $14 billion to more than 1,600 organizations around the world over the past 15 years, but the largest donation it has ever made was to India, the...more
What Is a Program Related Investment?
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is. The world's two biggest philanthropists have each donated $50 million to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CNN...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is. The world's two biggest philanthropists have each donated $50 million to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CNN...more
Seattle University to Host Meet on Building Bridges with India
Foundation: Gates Foundation
India's prime minister is set to visit Seattle next month, and the city's Seattle University is making the most of the opportunity. The university is hosting a conference Sept. 6 called...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
India's prime minister is set to visit Seattle next month, and the city's Seattle University is making the most of the opportunity. The university is hosting a conference Sept. 6 called...more
No Problem Too Big for Indian Innovators: Bill Gates at Ril Agm
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Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is teaming up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help empower a million women in India over the next three years, the Times of India reports. "The...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is teaming up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help empower a million women in India over the next three years, the Times of India reports. "The...more
DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of ...
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... from the way the largest U.S. philanthropy normally makes donations, based on its own meticulous research and big-picture...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
... from the way the largest U.S. philanthropy normally makes donations, based on its own meticulous research and big-picture...more
Harnessing digital technology for public good: An Indian CTO's story
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Our expert explains what it is and how it's transforming economies worldwide. By Thao Hong Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Our expert explains what it is and how it's transforming economies worldwide. By Thao Hong Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates...more
Philanthropy Funds Market Product Scope €“ Smithsonian Institution, Carnegie Foundation ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations
Marketquest.com has come up with a new report namely, Global Philanthropy Funds Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023 that delivers in-depth scenarioesis of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations
Marketquest.com has come up with a new report namely, Global Philanthropy Funds Market 2018 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023 that delivers in-depth scenarioesis of...more
Bill Gates: The Billion Dollar Man
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Bill Gates isn't just a billionaire, he's a "true icon in the realms of technology, business, and philanthropy," according to 24/7 Wall St. The Microsoft co-founder, who has a net worth of $113.9...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill Gates isn't just a billionaire, he's a "true icon in the realms of technology, business, and philanthropy," according to 24/7 Wall St. The Microsoft co-founder, who has a net worth of $113.9...more
Children Also Suffer from Tuberculosis
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"The most destructive pathogen on the planet," tuberculosis is described by the US Agency for International Development as one of the world's leading infectious disease killers. Despite being...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The most destructive pathogen on the planet," tuberculosis is described by the US Agency for International Development as one of the world's leading infectious disease killers. Despite being...more
Giving Platforms Collaborate to Back Black-Led Nonprofits | Barron's
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Jones initiated a similar effort last August in conjunction with Black Philanthropy Month at Givebutter—a fundraising platform that's free...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Jones initiated a similar effort last August in conjunction with Black Philanthropy Month at Givebutter—a fundraising platform that's free...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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