Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Operating from Seattle and founded in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest private philanthropic organization. It funds global health initiatives targeting infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and vaccine development; supports U.S. education reform and college readiness; advances agricultural innovation, financial services for the poor, and sanitation technologies; and responds to humanitarian crises while advocating for evidence-based policy, gender equity, and climate adaptation, working through grants, partnerships, and direct programs across more than 100 countries.