Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
AbbreviationBMGF
Formation2000; 19 years ago (2000)
Founders
  • Bill Gates
  • Melinda Gates
Type
  • Non-operating private foundation
  • 501(c)(3)
PurposeHealthcare, Education, Ending poverty
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
MethodDonations, Grants
Key people
  • Bill Gates (Co-Chair)
  • Melinda Gates (Co-Chair)
  • William H. Gates Sr. (Co-Chair)
  • Susan Desmond-Hellmann (CEO)
Endowment$50.7 billion (2017)[update]
Employees
1,541 (2017)
WebsiteGatesFoundation.org
Formerly called
William H. Gates Foundation