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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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Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
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Foundation: Gates Foundation
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Foundation: Gates Foundation
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What's program-related investment? A management scholar explains one way that foundations support charities without giving money away for...more
Bill Gates: Our Grandchildren Will Pay If We Don't Fix Climate Change
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Simply typing that phrase, 'I'll become a grandfather next year,' makes me emotional," Bill Gates writes on his personal blog, Gates Notes. "And the thought gives a new dimension to my work. When...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Simply typing that phrase, 'I'll become a grandfather next year,' makes me emotional," Bill Gates writes on his personal blog, Gates Notes. "And the thought gives a new dimension to my work. When...more
Bill Gates Says His Giving Approach Won't Change — Even as MacKenzie Scott and Others ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
At a time when donors like MacKenzie Scott are upending traditional approaches to philanthropy, Bill Gates pledged today in a personal blog...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
At a time when donors like MacKenzie Scott are upending traditional approaches to philanthropy, Bill Gates pledged today in a personal blog...more
Innovation Can Build The Future Our Grandchildren Deserve
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The good news is that this is eminently achievable. We can continue to reduce health inequity while dealing with war, the economy, the pandemic, and climate change." That's the takeaway from a...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The good news is that this is eminently achievable. We can continue to reduce health inequity while dealing with war, the economy, the pandemic, and climate change." That's the takeaway from a...more
Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation, even if 1.5C goal out of reach - bdnews24.com
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Gates has invested more than $2 billion toward climate technologies, including direct air capture, solar energy and nuclear fission. The...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Gates has invested more than $2 billion toward climate technologies, including direct air capture, solar energy and nuclear fission. The...more
Nonprofit Finance Fund Names Georgette Wong as Board Chair
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The nation's first black board chair is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the nonprofit that she helped found, the Boston Globe reports. "I'm thrilled to leave the Board in such...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The nation's first black board chair is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the nonprofit that she helped found, the Boston Globe reports. "I'm thrilled to leave the Board in such...more
The transformational impact of MacKenzie Scott's funding | IDR - India Development Review
Foundation: Gates Foundation
A report from The Center for Effective Philanthropy explores how MacKenzie Scott's unrestricted grants to nonprofits are challenging...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
A report from The Center for Effective Philanthropy explores how MacKenzie Scott's unrestricted grants to nonprofits are challenging...more
Melinda French Gates's $15bn vision - Financial Times
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The US novelist and philanthropist contributes to Co-Impact's Gender Fund and recently announced her support for not-for-profit social...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
The US novelist and philanthropist contributes to Co-Impact's Gender Fund and recently announced her support for not-for-profit social...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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