We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

For over 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to tackling the greatest inequities in our world.
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We can’t achieve our goals on our own. We work together with businesses, government, and nonprofits, and each partner plays a specific role in accelerating progress.
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Our funding commitments to fight COVID-19 surpassed US $2 billion in January 2022.
See the breakdown of our COVID-19 commitments

Ideas
Read the latest stories, research, and news from across the foundation.
Collaborating against COVID
The pandemic upended the world and challenged us all. We share the story of how the Gates Foundation responded, and how investments in global health can pay off in crisis.
Foundation facts
For the year ended December 31, 2021. Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars.