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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a private philanthropic organization established in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda French Gates. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the foundation focuses on enhancing global health, reducing poverty, and expanding educational opportunities, having committed over $100 billion to these causes over its first 25 years.
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