The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that serves low-income families in more than 100 developing countries. The foundation helps to enhance health care solutions and reduce poverty. Its Global Development Program helps small farmers to boost their productivity and increase their income. The program handles cases related to water sanitation, urban poverty and emergency...
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...
Our belief that every life has equal value is at the core of our work at the foundation. We follow 15 guiding principles, which help define our approach to our philanthropic work, and employ an outstanding leadership team to direct our strategies and grantmaking.