Gates Foundation
Patchwork of Progress
Over the past 25 years, innovation, resources and collaboration have been woven together to save millions of lives globally. Here’s how these interventions could affect one woman’s life, reminding us why it’s essential to build on this progress and keep moving forward.
Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.
Our work
We work with partners around the world to tackle big challenges and improve people’s lives.
Our story
For over 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to tackling the greatest inequities in our world.
Foundation facts
For the year ended December 31, 2024. Amount in U.S. dollars.
How does the work of our partners come to life? How does that work create potential around the world? Watch, read, and experience the stories of good people doing great things that can lead to even greater things.
More about the foundation
Our role
For over 25 years, the Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.
How we work
We are focused on results. Those that can be measured. And those measured in ways beyond numbers.
Ideas
Read the latest stories, research, and news from across the foundation.
During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation, we gave away more than $100 billion. Over the next two decades, we will double our giving.
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