Philanthropy

The Gates Foundation helps people around the world. People are helped by the Foundation and its partners in many areas such as food and agriculture, medical care, education and research fields, just to name a few. Bill gates plans to give away 95% of his fortune. By using his influence with legislators and, grass roots organizations and campaigning, Bill and Melinda Gates seek support for their causes. The Foundation uses these influences to make sure policy makers and decision makers are well informed about the different issues faced in different countries. Whether it is agricultural research in Africa, health care in Asia or education in the US Gates knows the best decisions are made by the well informed. []

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have become a permanent part of the National Potrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The honor was bestowed on them because of their humanitarian contributions to the world through the Gates Foundation. A spokes person for the gallery said the museum features paintings of "individuals of all backgrounds and careers -- it's a matter of how significant you are in American history." []

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is working with their private and public partners to increase high school graduation rates in the United States. They are working to help students be college ready upon graduation." .... if you want to guess someone's income, a more telling single question might be ' What's your education?' " (Gates 211)