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Foundation Fact Sheet
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. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
Grantmaking Areas
We also have a small Charitable Sector Support initiative.
Locations
- Headquarters - Seattle, Wash.
- East Coast Office - Washington, D.C.
- Avahan Initiative - Delhi, India
Leadership
- Bill Gates, Co-chair
- Melinda French Gates, Co-chair
- William H. Gates Sr., Co-chair
- Patty Stonesifer, Chief Executive Officer
- Allan C. Golston, President, U.S. Program
- Dr. Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada, President, Global Health Program
- Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President, Global Development Program
- Alex Friedman, Chief Financial Officer
- Connie Collingsworth, General Counsel
- Martha Choe, Chief Administrative Officer
- Heidi Sinclair, Chief Communications Officer
- Geoff Lamb, Managing Director of Public Policy
Statistics*
Number of employees: approximately 543
Asset trust endowment: $37.3 billion**
Total grant commitments since inception: $16.5 billion
Total 2007 grant payments: $2.007 billion
Geographic reach
The foundation supports grantees in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Internationally, we support work in more than 100 countries.
Illustrative Grant Commitments
- United Negro College Fund, Gates Millennium Scholars Program - $1.37 billion
- The GAVI Alliance - $1.5 billion
- Malaria Vaccine Initiative - $287 million
- Save the Children, Saving Newborn Lives - $110 million
- United Way of King County, Seattle, Wash., - $85 million
- Chicago Public Schools, curriculum support - $21 million
- Mexico, National Council on Culture and the Arts, Global Libraries Program - $30 million
- Opportunity Online Program, multiple library systems - $8.3 million
- Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa - $264.5 million
- Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, microfinance technology - $24 million
* As of March 31, 2008
** Endowment includes $1.6 billion from the first installment of the gift from Warren Buffett recorded August 24, 2006 and the second installment of $1.76 billion recorded on July 11, 2007.
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