Gates Foundation to Get $3-Billion Infusion

By Brad Wolverton

Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they plan to donate more than $3-billion to their private foundation, which already is the largest foundation in the world, with about $27-billion in assets.

The windfall comes from a dividend Mr. Gates expects to receive this fall from stock he owns in Microsoft, the software giant he helped start. When the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation receives the full sum, the philanthropy will be almost three times as large as any other private