The Story of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation When most people hear about Bill Gates, the first thing that comes to mind is the amount of obscene money he earned throughout his career. Having many different foundations, the most well-known foundation to most students is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which offers many different scholarships. However, this foundation also does various things to give back to communities and help suffering countries. Within this foundation, there are also various branches such as the United States Program, Global Development Program, and Global Health Program that have grown over time, making Gates a commonly used name. As the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates had already earned millions. dollars while becoming increasingly famous for his work with computers. So it was no surprise when he took over his father's old foundation, the William Gates Foundation, and renamed it the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 1997. Soon, donations were made to numerous universities and colleges, such as the University of Washington. They received a donation of twelve million dollars. The Gates Foundation also contributed two million dollars to the Seattle Area YMCA, twenty million dollars to the Seattle Public Library, and one million dollars to the Tacoma Art Museum. The Gates also designed plans to improve public education and address global issues. Of course, it is known that there was a time when technology was only available to the rich or, in other words, only the rich could get certain information or knowledge that the poor could not get. Bill and Malinda Gates understood this and so they created a second program called the Gates Library middle of paper......, you should use these gifts as wisely as possible" and the family stuck to this motto giving back to those less fortunate than most of us They gave way to opportunities that still help us today, like computers in our libraries and schools, providing scholarships. and grants to those in minorities, and aid to third world countries in health and education, thereby giving everyone of all kinds the opportunity for a better life. Works Cited “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. » History. , Fall 2001. Web December 4, 2013. “The Art of Giving,” Business Week, October 25, 1999, p. 80. “Giving away billions isn't easy,” Time, July 24, 2000, p... 52--53.