Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• WHAT?

By Anan I. Katepoo

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Est. in 2000
• Formerly William H. Gates Foundation
• Co-chair Bill and Melinda Gates, William Gates
  SR, C.E.O. Patty Stonesifer
• Largest grant making foundation
• Global health
• U.S. Education

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FOUNDERS

• William H. Gates Sr.
• Born on Oct. 28 1955 in to a family with a rich
  business background
• Attended Harvard in 1973 and enrolled under
  pre-law
• In 1974 Bill gates Founded Microsoft

• Melinda French Gates
• Raised in Texas
• Attended Duke University where she studied
  computer science, engineering, and business
• Joined Microsoft in 1987 as a project manager

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MOTTO

• All Lives- No matter where they are being led-
  Have equal value
• To whom much is given, Much is expected

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PRIORITIES

• 1. World Health (60 of funding)
• Fighting common diseases in developing countries
  
• HIV/Aids, Malaria, Tuberculosis BIG THREE
• Research and Development
• Discovery of a preventative Aids Vaccine
• Delivery of antiretroviral
• Preventive chemical that blocks the senses of
  mosquitoes
• 2. National Drive (40 of funding)
• 900 New schools
• 700 Redesigned schools
• Free internet access

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FINANCIAL BACKING

• 30 billion in current assets
• Total giveaways total 8 billion in the past 12
  years
• In the process of receiving 30 billion dollars
  worth of Berkshire Hathaway Stock

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FOUNDATION DONATIONS
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CONTACTS

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• 1551 Eastlake Ave East
• Seattle, WA 98102
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm

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SUMMARY

• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the
  largest grant making foundation in the world.
  The foundations main objectives include changing
  the lives of the American people through
  education and information access, also on a
  global scale through global health and global
  development initiatives.

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WORKS CITED

• Loomis, Carol. The global force called the
  Gates Foundation. New York Fortune Magazine
  June 25, 2006 1252 PM EDT006/06/2005/magazines/fortune/charity4.fortune/ind
  ex.htm
• McNeil, Donald and Lyman, Rick. Buffets
  Billions Will Aid Fight Against Disease. The
  New York Times June 27, 2006com/2006/06/27/us/27gates.html?ex1177560000en1c
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