Microsoft boss is the biggest donor in history

The Times (London) ^ | 1/25/2005 | Sam Lister

[KwasiOwusu]

TODAY’S donation pushes Bill Gates into an even more exalted position as the world’s biggest philanthropist.
The Gates foundation, which is worth $30 billion, (£17billion), is now the largest charity to have been created by a single benefactor or private company by a factor of three, following a previous $3 billion gift from its founder last July. Mr Gates has stated that he intends to give away 90 per cent of his fortune, which is currently valued at about $50 billion.



The causes to which he has channelled his wealth — global health inequalities, education programmes, public libraries and projects around his home town of Seattle — have changed dramatically because of his contributions.

To date, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has been the largest recipient of his charity. His pledge today follows an initial $750 million grant in 1999, which was used to help to set up the organisation to support research and improve access to vaccines.

As well as saving an estimated 670,000 lives through vaccines, it has also helped to facilitate major breakthroughs on vaccines for diseases such as malaria, rotavirus and meningitis.

[N3WBI3]

if youre too stupid to see the parallel its not my problem, im done feeding trolls for the day..

[Golden Eagle]

First link that came up.

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/education/washingtonstateprograms/announcements/announce-416.htm

provided textbooks, curricula, publications, training, accreditation, and pension and insurance for nearly 500 Christian schools around the world.

[Golden Eagle]

if youre too stupid to see the parallel its not my problem, im done feeding trolls for the day..

In other words my BS has been exposed so I'm outa here before GE rips me another one.

[amigatec]

First link that came up.

Quit lying to us this 'first link' is buried deep in the list, and it dated 9.11.2001.

And this is over 4 years ago. And if you notice it was mostly for Computer Technology.

Like I said Bill doesn't care about spreading the Gospel, but is more concerned about spreading Windows.

[Golden Eagle]

I went to Yahoo and searched for Bill Gates Christian Grant:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=bill+gates+christian+grant&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt

[Bush2000]

bush 2000 called me a satanist.

Add humorless to your list of accolades.

[Bush2000]

Look up fungible, bill gates pays people who's job it is to abort babies. Bill does not code anymore but I guess he does not give us windowsxp right?

Dude, you're in serious need of a personality transplant. Gates gave money to combat AIDS. The fact that the UN repurposed the money for something else is not Gates's fault.

[MarkL]

I give Salvation Army a pass. Heck, *I* donate to *them*. They were one of the only groups wot would help me when I was down and out. Don't know the other group, but it's prolly the same, if you are donating to it.

City Union Mission is known best for being a "homeless shelter," but they're so much more than that. They do so much good, it's impossible for me to list it all, but it includes counciling, job training, and family services. They're good people there.

Thanks for not blasting me! =:^o

Hey, I like being different! lol

Laz, "You `da Man!"

Mark

[Petronski]

"Yep. He gives them condoms and abortions."


You must be in a terrible position if you have to pull quotes apart just to TRY to make a point.

[Richard Kimball]

How would having half the high school kids in the country fall over asleep trying to finish that drivel upset the left?