Search the Gates Foundation’s committed grants database and explore funding details, annual reports, and downloadable data.

See what happens when a midwife, a TikTok star, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates get together in one room—joined by hundreds of other activists, artists, and leaders.

As chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction.

May 8, 2025 · In the United States, we aim to ensure that everyone—especially those with the fewest resources—has access to the opportunities needed to succeed in school and life. …

At this stage of the foundation’s growth, our divisions and strategies are already in place. We reflect on and review each strategy annually and make adjustments to our implementation …

The foundation awards the majority of its grants to U.S. 501 (c) (3) organizations and other tax-exempt organizations identified by our staff.

As chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction.

The Foundation Trust holds the foundation’s endowment, including the annual installments of Warren Buffett’s gift, and funds the foundation. Bill Gates is the trustee of the Foundation …

As a trustee from 2006 – 2021, Warren Buffett worked along with Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to help shape our vision and develop strategies to address some of the world's most …

Our leaders are guided by the foundation’s mission to create a world in which every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life. We are governed by a board, which in 2022 …