Name: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Address: Po Box 23350 Seattle, WA 98102
Phone Number: 206-709-3140
EIN: 56-2618866
IRS Subsection: 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization
Type: Private Foundation
NTEE Description: Private Grantmaking Foundations
Mission Statement: 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. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann
and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren
Buffett. We work with partner organizations worldwide to tackle critical problems in four
program areas. Our Global Development Division works to help the world’s poorest people lift
themselves out of hunger and poverty. Our Global Health Division aims to harness advances in
science and technology to save lives in developing countries. Our United States Division works
to improve U.S. high school and postsecondary education and support vulnerable children
and families in Washington State. And our Global Policy & Advocacy Division seeks to build
strategic relationships and promote policies that will help advance our work. Our approach to
grantmaking in all four areas emphasizes collaboration, innovation, risk-taking, and, most
importantly, results.
Operation Programs: Global Health-Our Global Health Division aims to harness advances in science and technology
to save lives in developing countries. We work with partners to deliver proven tools-including
vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics-as well as discover pathbreaking new solutions that are
affordable and reliable. Equally important is innovation in how we bring health interventions to
those who need them most. We invest heavily in vaccines to prevent infectious diseases including
HIV, polio, and malaria-and support the development of integrated health solutions
for family planning, nutrition, and maternal and child health.
Fiscal Year: January 1 – December 31
Reach (States): Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District Of
Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana;
Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana;
Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North
Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota;
Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virgin Islands; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia;
Wisconsin; Wyoming
Contact Information
Name : info@gatesfou ndation.org