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
Journeys in Building Community Philanthropy: How an Eight-year Initiative is Changing People, Organizations and Communities
Jul 6, 2021
Publisher(s): Philanthropy Northwest; The Giving Practice
Challenges and Opportunities: Student and Practitioner Experiences During COVID-19
Jul 1, 2021
Publisher(s): City Year
Giving in Unprecedented Times: A Lookback at 2020 U.S. Giving Data & Trends
May 11, 2021
Publisher(s): GivingTuesday
Broader Participation, Broader Benefit: Increasing the Value of Foundation Evaluation
Apr 9, 2021
Publisher(s): Engage R+D
Building a Powerful Digital Impact Community: Learnings from The Mesa’s Pilot Period
Mar 10, 2021
Publisher(s): The Mesa
The Philanthropy Toolkit: An Introduction to Giving Effectively
Jun 30, 2020
Publisher(s): Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS)
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)
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent 2020-2030
Jan 8, 2020
Publisher(s): Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings
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)
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
Measuring Instruction in Higher Education: Summary of a Convening
Apr 15, 2015
Publisher(s): William T. Grant Foundation; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Spencer Foundation
Fighting Poverty, Profitably: Transforming the Economics of Payments to Build Sustainable, Inclusive Financial Systems
Sep 6, 2013
Publisher(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
