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The 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 ...
Leadership. The foundation’s leaders come from a broad range of backgrounds and have a diversity of expertise and experience that spans science and technology, medicine, public policy, education, communications, law, and business. Our leaders are guided by the foundation’s mission to create a world in which every person has the opportunity ...
Our methods are based on logic, driven by rigor, results, issues, and outcomes. When Bill and Melinda started the foundation twenty years ago, the world didn’t have a decent estimate of how many people were dying of malaria each year. The data just didn’t exist, nor did a scientific way to collect it.
We use a standard four-phase process to develop all of our grants and contracts. The duration of each phase depends on the complexity of the project as well as the capacity and geographic location of the prospective partner. Phase 1: Concept Development. Our program officers are experts in their field. They work to identify ideas that support ...
In 2013, the foundation, the Government of Japan, and several Japanese pharmaceutical companies launched the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund, a public-private partnership that creates new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics for malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This innovative model has been replicated ...
Grant opportunities. The 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. The foundation awards the ...
The Foundation Trust holds the foundation’s endowment, including the annual installments of Warren Buffett’s gift, and funds the foundation. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are trustees for the Foundation Trust, and the endowment is managed by Cascade Asset Management Company. The Trust assets are organized separately from the ...
