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East-West Center Awarded $2.3 Million For Population and Health Research
Karen KnudsenPhone: 808.944.7195 The East-West Center has received five grants totaling $2,304,283 for population- and health-related research, training and dialogue. They include two subcontracts from the U.S. Agency for International…
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UN Population Fund Hails Bill and Melinda Gates’ $2.2 Billion Donation to Fund Population and Health Activities Worldwide
Abubakar DungusPhone: +31(70)-306-5719, Email: [email protected] Brian Kelly Phone: (212) 297-5023, Email: [email protected] Corrie ShanahanPhone: +31(70)-306-5716, Email: [email protected] William A. RyanPhone: +31(70)-306-5719, Email: [email protected] THE HAGUE — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today…
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Bill and Melinda Gates Announce a $100 Million Gift to Establish the Bill and Melinda Gates Children’s Vaccine Program
Laury BryantLucas Bryant and BergPhone: 425.454.0207, 206.660.7522 (cellular) Rose Berg Lucas Bryant and BergPhone: 425.454.0207Email: [email protected] NEW YORK — Bill and Melinda Gates today announced the establishment of the Bill and…
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Global Health Council Receives Grants Totaling $475,000 From Gates, Kellogg, MacArthur Foundations
Jim PalmerGlobal Health CouncilPhone: 202.833.5900 WASHINGTON — The Global Health Council has been awarded grants totaling nearly a half a million dollars from the William H. Gates, W.R. Kellogg, and…
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Seattle Public Library Receives Largest Ever Private Gift: $20 Million Gift Kicks Off Capital Campaign
Andra AddisonSeattle Public LibraryPhone: 206.386.4103 SEATTLE — Bill and Melinda Gates, emphasizing their desire to help Seattle create a library system that will stand at the forefront of change in…
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De La Salle’s 50th Birthday Celebration Kicks Off with $250,000 Donation from William H. Gates Foundation
Bridget VoigtDe La SallePhone: 504.558.0311 NEW ORLEANS, La. — De La Salle high school will begin its 50th Birthday Celebration with a generous $250,000 gift from the William H. Gates…
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St. Louis Library leaders, community members, and Bill Gates meet to dedicate new computer lab
Gerald BrooksSt. Louis Public LibraryPhone: 314.241.2288Email: [email protected] John PinetteMicrosoftPhone: 425.936.0755Email: [email protected] ST. LOUIS — Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman & CEO and co-founder of the Gates Library Foundation, joined St. Louis Public…
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Gates Library Foundation launches grant process to bring computers and Internet access to Canadian libraries
Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100, Email: [email protected] MONTREAL, Quebec — The Gates Library Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to partnering with USA and Canadian public libraries to bring…
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Melinda and Bill Gates Give $20 Million To Duke University To Launch Program Expanding Interdisciplinary Teaching And Research
Cathy N. DavidsonPhone: (919) 684-5783, Email: [email protected] DURHAM, North Carolina — A $20 million endowment gift from Duke University Trustee Melinda French Gates and her husband, Bill Gates, will launch…
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CARE Announces $1.5 Million Gift From William H. Gates Foundation
Cynthia GlockerCARE Press OfficePhone: 404.681.2552 ext. 453 ATLANTA — CARE today announced a gift of $1.5 million from the William H. Gates Foundation. The gift will go to fund family…