Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

A private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010. The foundation works with thousands of partners in Africa, India, Europe, South America, and the United States.

Grantmaking Areas


  • Global Development Program
  • Global Growth & Opportunity Program
  • Global Health Program
  • Global Policy & Advocacy
  • United States Program

Foundation Offices

Mailing Address 
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102

Headquarters (Physical Address)
500 Fifth Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 709-3100

Media Inquiries
(206) 709-3400
media@gatesfoundation.org

Leadership

  • Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee
  • Melinda Gates, Co-chair and Trustee
  • Warren Buffett, Trustee
  • William H. Gates Sr., Co-chair
  • Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Chief Executive Officer
  • Chris Elias, President, Global Development
  • Rodger Voorhies, Executive Director, Global Growth & Opportunity
  • Trevor Mundel, President, Global Health
  • Mark Suzman, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Global Policy and Advocacy
  • Allan C. Golston, President, United States Program
  • Connie Collingsworth, Chief Business Operations Officer, Operations
  • Carolyn Ainslie, Chief Financial Officer, Operations
  • Steven Rice, Chief Human Resources Officer, Operations

Foundation Facts As of December 31, 2017

  • Current number of foundation employees: 1,541
  • Foundation Trust Endowment: $50.7 billion (*)
  • Total grant payments since inception (through Q4 2017): $46.0 billion
  • Total 2017 Direct Grantee Support: $4.7 billion
  • Total 2016 Direct Grantee Support: $4.6 billion
(*) Annually, the foundation receives an installment of the gift pledged by Warren Buffett. The endowment balance includes these donations, which were received as follows:
  • August 24, 2006: $1.6 billion
  • July 11, 2007: $1.8 billion
  • July 1, 2008: $1.8 billion
  • July 1, 2009: $1.3 billion
  • July 1, 2010: $1.6 billion
  • July 7, 2011: $1.5 billion
  • July 6, 2012: $1.5 billion
  • July 8, 2013: $2.0 billion
  • July 14, 2014: $2.1 billion
  • July 6, 2015: $2.2 billion
  • July 13, 2016: $2.2 billion
  • July 17, 2017: $2.4 billion

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