HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims

Trust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19

Gates Foundation unveils $9 billion budget and plans to cut staff

The Gates Foundation plans to spend a record $9 billion in 2026, focusing on global health and other key areas

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates' Billion Dollar Divorce Payout to Ex-Wife Melinda Finally Revealed

Bill Gates' divorce settlement with Melinda French Gates is finally coming into focus, with billions quietly transferred years after their split. Here is how it went down.

International Business Times UK · Jan 12

‘Have they given enough? No’: Melinda French Gates rips into billionaire class, saying Giving Pledge has fallen short

The billionaire philanthropist says there’s more work to be done to get the wealthy to donate.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2025

Bill Gates decries ‘significant reversal in child deaths’ as nearly 5 million kids will die before they turn 5 this year

The Gates Foundation rings the alarm on the century’s first reversal in progress to save the world’s poorest children, following cuts to international aid.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2025

Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Tulane's $1.6M Gates Foundation Grant for Oral Polio Vaccine 'Could End Polio for Good'

A Tulane University researcher, Dr Elizabeth Norton, has received $1.6 million from the Gates Foundation to develop a groundbreaking oral polio vaccine that cannot revert, potentially ending polio forever.

International Business Times UK · Nov 27, 2025

Bill Gates' Foundation Trust cuts Microsoft stake by 65% — dropping to a mere $4.7 billion in its vast portfolio

The latest SEC filing reveals the Gates Foundation Trust has sharply reduced its Microsoft holdings, shifting billions across its portfolio.

Windows Central · Nov 25, 2025

More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Bill Gates Isn't Diversifying — He's Doubling Down. Here's Why That Works For Him

Bill Gates might be one of the most successful investors alive, but his portfolio looks very different from what most financial experts recommend. While many investors strive for diversification to manage risk, Gates — through the Gates Foundation Trust — is heavily concentrated in just a few companies. And for…

Benzinga · Nov 4, 2025