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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 charitable, grant-giving foundation in the world, with assets in excess of $33 billion and a promise to receive another $60 billion over several decades. The vast majority of the donations from the Gates Foundation goes towards secular, non-faith-based programs. The federal government gives a much higher percentage of discretionary grants to faith-based programs than the Gates Foundation does. For example, 11% of [[United States of America|United States]] federal community grants by the Bush Administration goes towards [[faith-based programs]]. Zero percent of the nearly $100 million in grants by the [[Gates Foundation]] in 2007 (as of June 2007) has gone towards faith-based programs, even though the the [[Gates Foundation]] is not constrained by the [[Establishment Clause]].<ref>[http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?showYear=2007] </ref> | + | 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 charitable, grant-giving foundation in the world, with assets in excess of $33 billion and a promise to receive another $60 billion over several decades. The vast majority of the donations from the Gates Foundation goes towards non-faith-based programs. The federal government gives a much higher percentage of discretionary grants to faith-based programs than the Gates Foundation does. For example, 11% of [[United States of America|United States]] federal community grants by the Bush Administration goes towards [[faith-based programs]]. Zero percent of the nearly $100 million in grants by the [[Gates Foundation]] in 2007 (as of June 2007) has gone towards faith-based programs, even though the the [[Gates Foundation]] is not constrained by the [[Establishment Clause]].<ref>[http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Grants/default.htm?showYear=2007] </ref> |
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| | As of January 2007, the Gates Foundation was making grants at a rate of $1.75 billion per year. It announced its plan to increase that to $3.5 billion per year by 2009, and to give all the money away within 50 years of the death of Bill or Melinda Gates, whichever occurs latest. | | As of January 2007, the Gates Foundation was making grants at a rate of $1.75 billion per year. It announced its plan to increase that to $3.5 billion per year by 2009, and to give all the money away within 50 years of the death of Bill or Melinda Gates, whichever occurs latest. |
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| | + | Many of the grants by the Gates Foundation goes towards [[politically correct]] programs, having questionable value. Examples include: |
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| | + | * 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 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> |
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| | 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. |