Meet world's most charitable woman who donated Rs 3.24 lakh crore, richest man's ex-wife, not Indian

The Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation were established in the US by Bill and Melinda Gates. In Seattle, Washington, the illustrious investor's mission to donate more than 99 percent of his wealth is still active.

Melinda is a computer scientist and philanthropist from the United States. She is also a former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by Melinda and her husband, Bill Gates. 

With an endowment of close to $70 billion, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the second-largest philanthropic organization in the world by assets. Since 1994, Gates has reportedly given more than $39 billion through the foundation to fight disease, enhance education, and promote gender equality.

The Gates Foundation works on a variety of issues, including global health, international development, and American education. 

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is based in Seattle, Washington, and is run by CEO Mark Suzman under the guidance of the board of trustees.

Melinda has prioritized delivering contraception to underprivileged women worldwide over the past few years. More than $1 billion has been donated to this cause by her organization.

After 7 years of dating, Bill Gates and Melinda married each other in Hawaii. The couple divorced in August 2021. They have 3 children together. Melinda has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women by Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, Bill Gates has a net worth of $116.6.