Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

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For 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to fighting the greatest inequities in the world.

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Understand our role

We can't achieve our goals on our own. We work together with businesses, government, and nonprofits, and each partner plays a specific role in accelerating progress.

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Foundation facts

For the year ended December 31, 2022. Amount in U.S. dollars.

• 1,969 Number of grants
• $7.0B Total charitable support
• 1,217 Grantees
• 41 Program strategies
• 1,818 Employees

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