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Phone: (206) 709-3400
Email: media@gatesfoundation.org
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The Seattle-based foundation was established in 2000 and is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chairs William H. Gates Sr., Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates. The foundation has an endowment of approximately $33 billion as of December 31, 2006, which includes $1.6 billion from the first installment of the gift from Warren Buffett recorded August 24, 2006.
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