2009 Form 990-PF - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION 56-2618866
FORM 990PF, PART XV - GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS PAID DURING THE YEAR
RELATIONSHIP TO SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
AND
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RECIPIENT NAME AND ADDRESS FOUNDATION STATUS OF RECIPIENT PURPOSE OF GRANT OR CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT
CONNECTED NATION INC NONE TO PRODUCE BROADBAND SUMMITS THAT WILL
600,000.
444 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW 509(A)(1)
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF
BROADBAND IN LIBRARIES, MOTIVATE ELIGIBLE
LIBRARIES TO INCREASE CONNECTIVITY SPEEDS, AND
INFORM AND ADVANCE STATE LIBRARIES' STRATEGIES
TO SUSTAIN HIGH-SPEED CONNECTIVITY
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FDN NONE TO DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL STRATEGY FOR
435,488.
2501 M STREET NW 509(A)(1)
SUITE 200
WASHINGTON, DC 20037
MEASURING NATURAL RESOURCE INDICATORS
COOPERATIVE LEAGUE OF THE USA NONE TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR
830,565.
1401 NEW YORK AVENUE NW 501(C)(6)
WASHINGTON, DC 200052160
PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD THROUGH
COLLECTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CORNELL UNIVERSITY NONE TO PROMOTE A CONSUMER, MARKET-BASED PROCESS
500,000.
300 DAY HALL 509(A)(1)
ITHACA, NY 14853
FOR PREVENTING MALARIA INFECTION AMONG AT-RISK
POPULATIONS
CORNELL UNIVERSITY NONE STEVEN MARANZ OF WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE IN THE
100,000.
300 DAY HALL 509(A)(1)
ITHACA, NY 14853
U.S. WILL TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PROVIDING
CHILDREN HIGH LEVELS OF FLAVANOLS, COMPOUNDS
FOUND IN CHOCOLATE, GREEN TEA, COLA AND SHEA
NUTS, DEPRIVES MALARIA PARASITES OF LIPIDS
NEEDED TO SURVIVE, KEEPING PARASITE INFECTION
AT LEVELS LOW ENOUGH TO ELICIT A STRONG IMMUNE
RESPONSE THAT BUILDS LIFELONG IMMUNITY.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY NONE TO IDENTIFY COMPOUNDS THAT KILL
2,057,831.
FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
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NON-REPLICATING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS BY
SCREENING COMBINATORIAL AND NATURAL
PRODUCT-BASED COLLECTIONS AND IDENTIFY THE
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