About - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is proud of what our grantees do to improve the lives of people who have the most urgent needs and the fewest champions. We encourage people who want to advance these causes to give directly to our grantees. You can learn more about the essential work of our grantees by: We prefer that people give directly to ...
Grant Opportunities | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBThe foundation awards the majority of its grants to U.S. 501 (c) (3) organizations and other tax-exempt organizations identified by our staff. (Tax status definitions) (Glossary of terms) Request for proposals (RFP): We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. 1991-2024 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Beijing, China - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBWe provide financial and technical support to our Chinese partners and build bridges to international cooperation to help them accelerate product, technology, and systems innovation in health, agricultural development, and poverty reduction. We also create broad new partnerships to ensure that these innovations reach vulnerable populations ...
Foundation Fact Sheet (At A Glance) - Bill & Melinda Gates …
WEBFoundation facts (1) Current number of foundation employees: 2,026 Total grant payments since inception (through Q4 2023): $77.6 billion (2)Total 2023 Charitable Support: $7.7 billion (3)Total 2022 Charitable Support: $7.0 billion (3)Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates total giving to the foundation from inception through 2023: $59.5 billion ...
Our Work - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBOur work depends on grantees and partners across the United States and in more than 130 countries who have on-the-ground expertise, a deep understanding of the issues we care about, and strong ties with the communities in which we aim to make a difference. At the same time, we have learned the value of having foundation representatives based in ...
Our Story - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBExplore the latest videos from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Those eight words changed the rest of our lives. We started consulting experts, learning from locals in the countries where we wanted to work, and researching disease and poverty more deeply. We tried to figure out how we might use our voices to raise the visibility of global ...
2024 Gates Foundation Annual Letter
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to spending $8.6 billion in 2024 to help meet mounting needs and fund innovative ways to save and improve lives. Many philanthropists are stepping up, but this extraordinary moment requires more: more urgency, more resources, and more bold, new ideas from around the world.
Malaria - Eradication, Prevention, Through Innovation & Data
WEBAn estimated 627,000 people died from malaria in 2020, mostly children under age 5. Eradication is the only sustainable approach to addressing malaria. By using existing tools effectively to save lives and advancing innovative approaches to eradication, we can rid the world of this preventable, treatable disease.
Immunization - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBIn 1997, after reading a newspaper article about the millions of children who die of preventable diseases in lower-income countries each year, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates were driven to act and soon laid the groundwork for the foundation’s immunization work. Vaccines are safe and effective and save millions of lives each year.
How We Work - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WEBPhase 1: Concept Development. Our program officers are experts in their field. They work to identify ideas that support our strategic priorities, in consultation with foundation colleagues, researchers, policymakers, and other partners in the field. This phase concludes with an internal decision that a concept is aligned to a strategy, and we ...