News Type: Press Release

Gregory HartlWorld Health OrganizationPhone: 001.41.22.791.4458 Susan DurganAPCO AssociatesPhone: 206.652.1814 or 206.239.0155 SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today a gift of $750 million over five years to help…

Guy TaylorU.S. Committee for UNICEFPhone: 212.922.2659 NEW YORK — The U.S. Committee for UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) received today a $26 million grant from the Bill & Melinda…

Melvin MinnisACAP SEATTLE — The Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) received a $30,400 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Boh Dickey, ACAP chairman of the board, announced today.…

Jennifer RickardsPhone: 206.242.1698, ext. 143 SEATTLE — Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center today announced a $125,000 gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The funds will go towards “Investing in…

Kathy J. OliverPhone: 503.223.4121 PORTLAND, Ore. — Outside In, a facility that serves Portland’s homeless youth, today announced a $1 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The…

Elizabeth ArmstrongNova Scotia Provincial LibraryPhone: 902.424.2455 NOVA SCOTIA, Canada — Fifty-six of Nova Scotia’s regional public libraries will soon be able to provide their patrons with more access to computers…

Tim OwenLibrary & Information CommissionPhone: 020.7273.8715Email: [email protected] LONDON — The Library and Information Commission (LIC) announced today a gift of over $4 million (£2.5 million) from the Bill & Melinda…

Trevor NeilsonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: (206) 709-3100Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The University of Washington has received an additional $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance…

Jennifer S. ArnoldPhone: 503.797.4537 PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) has recently benefited from two major donations. A $450,000 gift from the Bill & Melinda…

BETHESDA, Maryland — The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation today announced the single largest contribution ever received in its 44-year history — a $20 million grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda…