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

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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Mark Suzman, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, visits the H3D Lab with Dr. Kelly Chibale in Cape Town, South Africa

2022 Gates Foundation Annual Letter

In his inaugural foundation Annual Letter, CEO Mark Suzman announces a significant step forward in the foundation’s evolution – a new board of trustees to ensure independent, diverse perspectives as we carry out our mission in a rapidly transforming world.
By Mark Suzman CEO, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Black History Month 2022 collage of faces

What can you do this Black History Month?

By Lindsey Grays, David Allen, and Nate Simpson
Mark Suzman, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, visits the H3D Lab with Dr. Kelly Chibale in Cape Town, South Africa.

Reflecting on the evolution of the foundation: A Q&A with Mark Suzman

By Mark Suzman CEO, Board Member, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundation facts

For the Year ended December 31, 2020. Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars. Value of Grants total represents grants only.