Amy Carter, director of Community Engagement, discusses the two-pronged approach the foundation is taking to tackle COVID-19 in Seattle: deploying money and expertise.
SEATTLE, March 24, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced grants totaling $3.7 million to support efforts in the Seattle-King County region to respond to the coronavirus…
SEATTLE March 4, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will commit an additional $5 million to help public health agencies in the greater Seattle…
SEATTLE, September 26, 2018 – Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-hosted the second annual Goalkeepers events on September 25 and 26 to highlight…
SEATTLE, June 20, 2018 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to move forward with a third building at their headquarters located in downtown Seattle, across from Seattle…
Bill GatesParis, FranceOctober 24, 2016AS PREPARED Thank you, Mr. de Puyfontaine. It is an honor to be here this evening. France is America’s oldest ally. Our two republics were born…
Sue Desmond-HellmanGeorgia Dome, AtlantaMay 7, 2016AS PREPARED Faculty, friends, families, and – of course – Class of 2016. Congratulations! You did it! I am so excited to share this moment…
Bill GatesThe Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American LifeNational Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.December 1, 2015AS PREPARED Thank you. It’s great to be here today. I’m a big…
