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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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In a story published September 20, 2023, The Associated Press reported on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $200 million pledge to...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Lilly Endowment
In a story published September 20, 2023, The Associated Press reported on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $200 million pledge to...more
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FILE - Bill and Melinda Gates pose for a photo in Kirkland, Wash., Feb. 1, 2019. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation threw its weight behind...more
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FILE - Bill and Melinda Gates pose for a photo in Kirkland, Wash., Feb. 1, 2019. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation threw its weight behind...more
Seven simple innovations that could save the lives of two million pregnant women and babies
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Seven medical innovations or treatments, most of them inexpensive and easy to implement, could significantly reduce maternal and infant...more
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Seven medical innovations or treatments, most of them inexpensive and easy to implement, could significantly reduce maternal and infant...more
Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta apart of HBCU coalition that receives $124M gift
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... philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools' graduates....more
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... philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools' graduates....more
Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Seven Innovations Could Save 2 Million ...
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"We have seen over and over again that when countries actually prioritize and invest in women's health, they unleash a powerful engine for progress that can reduce poverty, advance gender equality,...more
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"We have seen over and over again that when countries actually prioritize and invest in women's health, they unleash a powerful engine for progress that can reduce poverty, advance gender equality,...more
Bill &Amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Spotlights Innovations To Save Mothers, Children
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"The goal is to achieve a world that is not only healthier but also more prosperous and equitable." That's the takeaway from a new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which...more
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"The goal is to achieve a world that is not only healthier but also more prosperous and equitable." That's the takeaway from a new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which...more
UK to host global summit to turn the dial on World Hunger - Garowe Online
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Through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), the UK is already leading an innovative way of tackling child wasting and famine in some of the...more
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Through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), the UK is already leading an innovative way of tackling child wasting and famine in some of the...more
Usaid Unveils New Partners, Initiatives for Women in Digital Economy
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and US Agency for International Development have teamed up to try to close the digital gender gap, and they've just announced $11.6 million in new funding. The...more
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and US Agency for International Development have teamed up to try to close the digital gender gap, and they've just announced $11.6 million in new funding. The...more
The Power of Trust-Based Philanthropy
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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
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Washington Low Income Housing Alliance-$335,508
MDRC-$13,000,000
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