The Latest Breaking News from The Gates Foundation

Billionaire Bill Gates pledged to donate 99% of his fortune to the Gates Foundation over the next years before closing down the organization in 2045

Melinda French Gates says she and her ex-husband, Bill Gates, always intended for the foundation they started together to spend down all of its resources rather than to exist in perpetuity

Gates' contribution will empower the foundation to inject an additional $200 billion into its global health and US education initiatives

In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health

Gift makes him among history's most generous philanthropists

Using data-driven insights, a tech-industry-derived focus on return on investment, and public-facing advocacy, the Gates Foundation has nudged school districts toward its core tenets.

America is a generous nation—and the pullback in government spending could be an opportunity to reshape its charitable sector.

3/5 Bill Gates’ ex-wife might have taken the high road, but she’s mistaken what readers really want: gossip

In “The Next Day,” Melinda French Gates explores big transitions, including her divorce, her departure from the Gates Foundation, and turning 60.

Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”

The first budget speech of Ghana’s new government on 11 March painted a picture of an economy in crisis, facing high debt and fiscal mismanagement. The finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, acknowledged that key International Monetary Fund performance targets would be missed and announced drastic spending cuts.