Bill and melinda gate foundation

1. Bill And Melinda Gate Foundation

2. Introduction of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates . It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family.” The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in Seattle, Washington , is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett .

3. Introduction of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation It had an endowment of US$ 38.3 billion as of 30 June 2013  (2013-06-30) [ The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in the philanthrocapitalism revolution in global philanthropy, [ though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations. In 2007, its founders were ranked as the second most generous philanthropists in America, and Warren Buffett the first. As of May 16, 2013, Bill Gates had donated US$28 billion to the foundation.

4. History of Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation In 1997, the foundation was formed as the William H. Gates Foundation with an initial stock gift of US$94 million. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After a merger with the Gates Learning Foundation in 2000, Gates gave an additional US$126 million.During the foundation's following years, funding grew to US$2 billion. In April 2010, Gates was invited to visit and speak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he asked the students to take on the hard problems of the world in their futures. He also explained the nature and philosophy of his philanthropic endeavors . In 2010, The Foundation's founders started The Commission on Education of Health Professionals, entitled "Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world .

5. Bill and melinda gates impact on people By the early 90s, Bill Gates had started giving money to local schools and charities. But the donations were small compared to the billions he was earning. "I started to learn about poor countries and health, and got drawn in," Gates told students at Berkeley during a speaking tour this spring. "I saw the childhood death statistics. I said, 'Boy, is this terrible!'"

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