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The '''Gates Foundation''' was established and funded by [[Bill Gates]] and his wife Melinda, and receives annual donations by [[Warren Buffett]].<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org</ref>  It is the largest and perhaps least productive charitable, grant-giving foundation in the world; it has assets in excess of $33 billion and a promise to receive another $60 billion over several decades, with almost no accomplishments to show for its grants.  The vast majority of the donations from the Gates Foundation goes towards non-faith-based programs.   

The '''Gates Foundation''' was established and funded by [[Bill Gates]] and his wife Melinda, and receives annual donations by [[Warren Buffett]].<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org</ref>  It is the largest and perhaps least productive charitable, grant-giving foundation in the world; it has assets in excess of $39 billion and a promise to receive another $60 billion over several decades, with almost no accomplishments to show for its grants. The foundation uses a "outcomes investing" approach to making grants.  Like many Silicon Valley businesses, the Gates Foundation is data-driven to set goals and to watch metrics to assess the progress in achieving those goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work|title=How We Work|accessdate=December 26, 2016}}</ref> The vast majority of the donations from the Gates Foundation goes towards non-faith-based programs.   

In 2012, the toxic ideology of [[population control]]—an obsession of wealthy [[atheists]] similar to [[Bill Gates]]—took hold at the Gates Foundation, as [[Melinda Gates]] agreed to defy the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] on this issue.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/11/melinda-gates-challenges-vatican-contraception</ref>

In 2012, the toxic ideology of [[population control]]—an obsession of wealthy [[atheists]] similar to [[Bill Gates]]—took hold at the Gates Foundation, as [[Melinda Gates]] agreed to defy the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] on this issue.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/11/melinda-gates-challenges-vatican-contraception</ref>

Many of the grants by the Gates Foundation goes towards [[politically correct]] programs, having questionable value.  Examples include:

Many of the grants by the Gates Foundation goes towards [[politically correct]] programs, having questionable value.  Examples include:

 

* on Jan 3, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $150,000 over 3 years to "Powerful Voices," a program that supposedly supports young girls' development.<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?yearFrom=2008&yearTo=2008&startPage=3&recordsPerPage=20&SortBy=RANK&SortOrder=descending&SortType=number</ref>

* on Jan 3, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $150,000 over 3 years to "Powerful Voices," a program that supposedly supports young girls' development.<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?yearFrom=2008&yearTo=2008&startPage=3&recordsPerPage=20&SortBy=RANK&SortOrder=descending&SortType=number</ref>

* on Mar 19, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $400,000 over 2 years to "Hate Free Zone Washington," to support an immigrant integration project in the State of Washington.<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?yearFrom=2008&yearTo=2008&startPage=2&recordsPerPage=20&SortBy=RANK&SortOrder=descending&SortType=number</ref>

* on Mar 19, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $400,000 over 2 years to "Hate Free Zone Washington," to support an immigrant integration project in the State of Washington.<ref>http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?yearFrom=2008&yearTo=2008&startPage=2&recordsPerPage=20&SortBy=RANK&SortOrder=descending&SortType=number</ref>

* on Mar 18, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $250,000 to "Population Resource Center," in order "to enlist the support of local foundations and organizations in reducing the undercount of children, young adults, and minorities in the 2010 Census"<ref>''Id.''</ref>

* on Mar 18, 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $250,000 to "Population Resource Center," in order "to enlist the support of local foundations and organizations in reducing the undercount of children, young adults, and minorities in the 2010 Census"<ref>''Id.''</ref>

The Gates Foundation focuses its gifts in the areas of global health, global development, education and technology in public libraries.

The Gates Foundation focuses its gifts in the areas of global health, global development, education and technology in public libraries. Its website describes its mission, "Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life."<ref name=fs>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Foundation-Factsheet|title=Foundation Fact Sheet|accessdate=December 26, 2016}}</ref>

 

The Foundation is controlled by the Gates family, and for about five years until 2006 Melinda Gates exercised considerable control.  However, in 2006 the Foundation restructured as follows:<ref>Marilyn Chase, "Gates's new role in foundation promises questions," The Wall Street Journal (June 26, 2006).</ref>

The Foundation is controlled by the Gates family, and for about five years until 2006 Melinda Gates exercised considerable control.  However, in 2006 the Foundation restructured as follows:<ref>Marilyn Chase, "Gates's new role in foundation promises questions," The Wall Street Journal (June 26, 2006).</ref>

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