Who is behind Gates Foundation?
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- Money in Warren Buffett ($47.9B) 2006–2025
On the record
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Founded by
- Melinda French Gates founded Scholarship & press 1
Money in
- Warren Buffett funded 2006–2025 $47.9B Primary record 2
- Bill Gates funded until 2025 with Melinda French Gates, $63.9B Primary record 2
Proof 2 sources
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Melinda French Gates announces $1 billion donation to support women and families, including reproductive rights, CBS News, 28 May 2024.
Scholarship & press
as she steps away from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , which she helped to co-found nearly 25 years ago
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates is donating $1 billion over the next two years to support women and families, including reproductive rights
For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense. I want to help even the match.
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Foundation Fact Sheet, Gates Foundation, 2026.
Primary record
Warren Buffett total giving to the foundation from 2006 through 2025: $47.9 billion
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates total giving to the foundation from inception through 2025: $63.9 billion
Total 2025 Charitable Support: $8.47 billion
Foundation Trust Endowment as of December 31, 2025 : $89 billion
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