Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Grantmaking areas are: 1) Global Development: to help the world’s poorest people lift themselves out of hunger and poverty; 2) Global Health: to harness advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries; and 3) U.S. Division: to improve U.S. high school and postsecondary education and support vulnerable children and families in Washington State.
titles from this organization
Moving Money and Shifting Power for Social Justice: Voices of Wealthy Next-Gen Donors
Mar 1, 2023
Publisher(s): Lily Family School of Philanthropy Women's Philanthropy Institute
Walking on Eggshells—Teachers' Responses to Classroom Limitations on Race- or Gender-Related Topics: Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources
Jan 25, 2023
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
Financing Digital Public Infrastructure Approaches to Sustain Digital Transformation
Dec 8, 2022
Publisher(s): New America
English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges: An Early Examination of AB 705 Reforms
Nov 28, 2022
Publisher(s): Public Policy Institute of California
COVID-19 Emergency Funding and California’s Higher Education Systems
Nov 16, 2022
Publisher(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Boosting Upward Mobility: A Planning Guide for Local Action
Nov 16, 2022
Publisher(s): Urban Institute
Advancing Racial Equity through Federally Funded Public Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Projects: A Data Guide for Local Applicants
Sep 22, 2022
Publisher(s): Urban Institute
The HBCU Effect: An Exploration of HBCU Alumni's Peer Networks and Workforce Outcomes
Aug 17, 2022
Publisher(s): United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Tracking International Funding to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Bangladesh
Jul 18, 2022
Publisher(s): Publish What You Fund
Lessons from Networks for School Improvement: School Year 2020-2021
Apr 19, 2022
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Equitable Value: Promoting Economic Mobility and Social Justice through Postsecondary Education
May 1, 2021
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Institute for Higher Education Policy; Postsecondary Value Commission
Evidence Review of the Global Childcare Crisis and the Road for Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience
Mar 1, 2021
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; International Development Research Centre (IDRC); FemDev; Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE)
The Missing Perspectives of Women in News
Nov 19, 2020
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bending The Arc: How The Full Spectrum of Capital Can Enable Inclusive Growth in Agriculture
Jan 30, 2020
Publisher(s): FSG; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Integrating Technology and Advising: Studying Enhancements to Colleges’ iPASS Practices
Jul 29, 2019
Publisher(s): MDRC; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers Know Best: Making Data Work For Teachers and Students
May 29, 2015
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- FSG
- William T. Grant Foundation
- MDRC
- Institute for Higher Education Policy
- University of Phoenix
- Measures of Effective Teaching (MET Project)
- U. S. Chamber of Commerce
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- UK Department for International Development (DFID)
- California Management Review
- University of Waterloo
- Spencer Foundation
- Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University
- FemDev
- Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE)
- Postsecondary Value Commission






