Gates Aims Billions To Attack Illnesses Of World's Neediest
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $6.2B to fight disease, improve health in the developing world, and promote education.? Many projects funded by the Foundation are done in partnership with governments and private agencies, improving the chances of success and mitigating the risk.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2003
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Big Tax Break Often Bypasses Idea of Charity
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The Internal Revenue Service is investigating some wealthy individuals who set up supporting organizations, which have charity as their mission statement, and receive tax breaks accordingly, but often leave the money in the organization rather than donating it.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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Harvard's Invisible Fund-Raising
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Harvard University has lucrative arrangements with money managers such as Regiment Capital Management LLC that may actually be against university policy and may also substantially increase the university's tax bill.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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