For 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

Bill and Melinda Gates join Warren Buffett to create the Giving Pledge, an effort to encourage America’s wealthiest families to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes and charities.

From 1994 through 2018, Bill and Melinda gave the foundation more than $36.0 billion. Those donations resulted in a tax savings of approximately 11% of the contributions they made over that time.

As COVID-19 variants continue to surge around the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces a new $150 million commitment to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and make the case for faster, more equitable vaccine access.

Jan 25, 2024 · Feeney’s humble but powerful philanthropy inspired so many people, including Warren Buffett and our foundation’s co-chairs, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. He showed us all how the actions of one generous person can set the wheels in …

May 6, 2024 · Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.

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TORONTO –- Bill and Melinda Gates today called upon world leaders to “put the power to prevent HIV in the hands of women” by accelerating the search for microbicides and other new HIV prevention tools.

Sep 24, 2024 · Today, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are developing new financing mechanisms to accelerate access to health products, including safe, effective and affordable contraceptive and maternal health medicines

Dec 31, 2023 · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (the Trust) is a tax-exempt private foundation that holds the donated investment assets from Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett. The Trust operates its main office in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are its Trustees. The primary role of the