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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington , it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the second largest charitable foundation in the world , [7] [8] holding $69 billion in assets as of 2020. [4]
- 2000; 23 years ago
- Non-operating private foundation
Explore the latest videos from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Watch our videos. 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 see equal value in all lives. And so we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals around the world. From the education of students in Chicago, to the health of a young mother in Nigeria, we are catalysts of human promise everywhere.
Learn about the foundation's mission, vision, values, and grantmaking areas in developing countries and the United States. Meet the co-chairs, board of trustees, and executive leadership who guide the foundation's strategies and operations.