Originally Posted by Minte

I don't have time this morning to search for the top 10 billionaires donations this morning. But here is a good start.

Here is the semi complete list of donations that Bill Gates has made over the years.

1. University of Washington ($10,000,000) from May 6, 1996
?For scholarships, internships, "mentorships" for outstanding students (University of Washington Foundation)

2. Harvard University ($20,000,000) from October 30, 1996

?Computer Science Building (WashingtonPost Archives)

3. Focus: HOPE and Detroit Public Library ($2,000,000) from April 29, 1997

4. Atlanta University Center ($1,200,000) from June 2, 1997
?Hardware, Software, Technical Support ("Gates donates computer equipment to Atlanta University Center schools" The Atlanta Journal, page A1)

5. District of Columbia Library System ($1,000,000) from June 5, 1997

?Computers and software for the library ("Gates donates to libraries" The Nation, page 48)
Gates donates to libraries

6. William H. Gates Foundation ($115,000,000) from June 19, 1997

?William H. Gates Foundation ("Gates donates company stock worth $115,000,000 to his private foundation" The Spectator)
7. Glenvil, Nebraska Community Park Renovations ($5,000) from November 27, 1997
?Community Park ("Gates donates $5000 to help small town cause" DeseretNews)

8. Enoch Pratt Free Library ($240,000) from March 24, 1998

?Establish Computer Training Center ("Bill Gates donates money to Baltimore" AP)

9. UN Population Fund for Developing States ($1,700,000) from April 24, 1998
?Three year grant for population program in poor nations. Also to promote, exchange and experience in computer technology ("Short Take: U.N. population fund gets money from Gates", CNET)

10. Duke University ($20,000,000) from September 13, 1998

?University Scholars Program ("Harvard Dropout Bill Gates Donates $20 million to Duke" The Buffalo News Archives)

11. Seattle Public Library ($20,000,000) from November 26, 1998

?Seattle Public Library ("Gates donates $20 m to public library" The Spectator, Hamilton)
12. Vaccines for Developing Nations ($100,000,000) from December 2, 1998
?World Child Health Care ("Gates Donates to World Child Health Care" Chicago Tribune)

13. MIT ($20,000,000) from April 14, 1999

?Computer Science Building ("Bill Gates Donates $20 million to MIT" The Harvard Crimson)

"The money will be used to construct a new computer lab building named the William H. Gates Building that will be part of MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS)."
14. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative ($25,000,000) from May 5 1999

?"For the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccine for use thorughout the world" ("Gates gives $25 m for AIDS research" (National Poison Center Malaysia Archives)

15. The Admiral Theater in Bremerton ($300,000) from July 13, 1999

?"The William H. Gates Foundation has donated $300,000 to support ongoing programs at a downtown arts center." ("Donation supports ongoing programs", Ellensburg Daily Record)



16. World Neighbors ($4,000,000) from August 24, 1999

?"Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved a grant of $4 million for expanding and sustaining reproductive health and family planning in rural communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The three-year grant will be used to expand and strengthen programs in rural India, Nepal, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Ecuador." ("World Neighbors Awarded $4 Million From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release)

17. Amazonian People's Resources Initiative ($225,000) from September 8, 1999

?"A University of Kansas-based project aimed at improving reproductive health conditions in the Peruvian Amazon, today announced the receipt of a $225,000 grant from Bill and Melinda Gates. The grant supports APRI's radio program, "Bienvenida la vida" or "Welcome to Life," which broadcasts to more than one million people living in Peru, Columbia, Brazil and Ecuador." ("The Amazonian Peoples Resources Initiative Receives A $225,000 Grant From Bill and Melinda Gates" Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release)

18. International Rescue Committee ($2,000,000) from October 6, 1999

?"$2 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates to strengthen and enlarge the agency?s health program for refugees around the world. This is the largest institutional award the IRC has ever received for its health programs." ("Bill and Melinda Gates Give IRC $2 Million Gift" International Rescue Committee)

19. Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Center for International Development ($25,000,000) from November 16, 2000

?Fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria ("NIGERIA: Bill Gates Donates Funds for AIDS Prevention" AllAfrica.com)

20. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) (£100,000,000/ approx $621,240,000) from January 25, 2005

?Child health care for developing nations ("Billionaire Gates donates £400m to vaccine scheme" DailyMail.co.uk)

21. UN Sponsored International Health Fund ($500,000,000) from August 10, 2006

?Drugs prolonging life of AIDS victims, food for AIDS orphans, training for Health Care Workers ("On eve of T.O. visit, Bill Gates donates a half-billion dollars to fight AIDS" Toronto Star Archives)

22. South African Federation of the Urban Poor ($10,000,000) from November 22, 2007

?Also for the Slum/Shack Dwellers International. For 13,000 housing units ("Bill Gates donates $10 million to South Africa" The Economic Times, The India Times)

23. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($725,900,000 to $915,000,000) from February 15, 2008

?The donation was made in the form of Microsoft Stocks which at the time were valued at a low of $29 to a high of $37.50 hence the range. ("Gates Donates Stock to his foundation" TheStar)

24. Male Circumcision in Africa ($50,000,000) from June 15, 2009

?("Bill Gates helps fund mass circumcision programme" New Scientist)

25. University of Edinburgh (£1,360,000 or approx. $2.1 million) from April 8, 2009

?Research for Childhood Pneumonia ("Bill Gates donates £1.3 million for childhood pneumonia research" Telegraph)

26. Rotary International ($255,000,000) from January 21, 2009

?Global Effort to Eradicate Polio ("Global Health Community Commits Over $630 Million in Aggressive Push for Polio Eradication" Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release)

27. Clinton Foundation ($25,000,000) from January 2, 2010

?HIV/AIDS treatment, helping cities reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and inspiring millions of children to lead healthier lives ("Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Gates top list of donors to William J. Clinton Foundation" NYDailyNews)

28. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and others ($10,000,000,000) from January 29, 2010

?("Bill Gates Donates $10 Billion for Vaccines" InformationWeek)

29. Farmers' Fund ($30,000,000) from April 22, 2010

?Farmers in Ghana and Rwanda ("Bill Gates donates £20m to kickstart fund for farmers" TheGuardian)