U.S. charitable foundations gave money away to international causes at record levels in 2007, and a new report says their contributions are likely to go up again this year.
The report released Thursday by the New York-based Foundation Center...
...in catalysts, batteries, fuel cells, solar cells and drug delivery. ⢠Social and Economic Innovation: Bill Gates and Melinda Gates for developing of a philanthropic support platform. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was created in 2000 with a...
...opposite." Since stepping down from Microsoft this summer, Gates has assumed a greater day-to-day role at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Based in Seattle, it is the world's largest private philanthropy and was built with the fortunes of Gates and...
...airing on The Situation Room Wednesday and Thursday. Gates, among the world's richest men and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, is also calling on the future commander-in-chief to increase investments in the nation's education system and...
Background
Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is a former unit manager for several Microsoft products: Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software architect of Microsoft. They have three children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (b. 26 April, 1996), Rory John Gates (b. 23 May, 1999) and Phoebe Adele Gates (b. 14 September, 2002).
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