January 29, 2010

Putting the Gates Pledge Into Context: A Sampling of Major Foundation Gifts

How does Bill and Melinda F. Gates’s $10-billion pledge stack up against other big foundation commitments?

Some comparisons:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation:

• $1-billion in 1999 to start a college scholarship program for minority students from needy families, administered by the United Negro College Fund, in Fairfax, Va.

• $750-million in 1999 to the Vaccine Fund, the fund-raising arm of the newly created Global

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