Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett has come up with a new plan for where his billions of dollars will go after his death. Since 2006, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) has made annual gifts to the Gates Foundation (formerly known as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and four...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is about to lose one of its namesakes. Co-chair of the foundation’s multibillion-dollar endowment, Melinda French Gates, announced on Monday that she will resign from the role. Alongside her ex-husband and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, she has helped...

In response to a decline in global health funding, particularly in the world’s poorest nations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is geared up to spend a record $8.6 billion this year. What Happened: The 2024 budget of the foundation, approved by its board, indicates a 4%...

Former Microsoft CEO and co-founder of the tech giant, Bill Gates, said Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) CEO Warren Buffett's "generosity" has impacted millions of lives. What Happened: Gates made the comment in response to a message of thanks from The Bill & Melinda Gates...

Chelsea Clinton is teaming up with organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, or WHO, and UNICEF in her target to achieve the biggest “childhood immunization effort ever.” What Happened: Clinton, who serves as the vice chair of the...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he read up on physics, chemistry, biology and other sciences using textbooks after he transitioned to full-time philanthropy. What Happened: Gates shared a blog post on Twitter in which he said that in the fall of 2008, after decades of “focusing...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to improve healthcare and alleviate poverty in developing and under-developed countries, brought to attention a deadly natural menace that often goes unnoticed by many people. What Happened: Back in July...

After the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formally established in 1999, it received an endowment estimated at more than $22 billion in early 2000, ranking as the largest philanthropic trust in the United States. The foundation has spent almost $80 billion on causes that...

Bill Gates has two portfolios he makes trades from: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. For the purpose of this article, Benzinga will delve into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which is heavily concentrated in biotechnology and health...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates says he remains committed to the eradication of polio with his philanthropic foundation announcing a $1.2 billion support to end all forms of the debilitating disease globally. What Happened: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said...

This article was originally published on June 15, 2022. One of the most philanthropic billionaires of all time is Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. The CEO recently made his annual gift to the Gates Foundation. Here’s what Bill Gates had to say of the gift and how much Buffett has...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had to face backlash from conspiracy theorists during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a new interview, the billionaire talked about his reaction to it, how he handled the situation. What Happened: In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, ahead of...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is the largest private owner of farmland in the United States with roughly 269,000 acres, across numerous states, accounting for 1% of the nation's total farmland. On September 9, 2022, India...

Strong interest in “meme stocks” is happening once again of late with retail investors circling Reddit, Discord and Twitter to find which stocks have strong interest and sentiment and could see short squeezes. Here’s a look at one potential candidate. What Happened: GameStop Corp...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have set themselves a two-year trial period as co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to CEO Mark Suzman. What Happened: Suzman revealed the plans of the co-chairs as a part of a plan to...