Bill Gates’ $500 UW job led to a $540M gift
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, made headlines recently with a $540 million gift to the University of Washington (UW). This generous contribution marks the largest grant in the university's history and will be directed towards the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The donation was made possible by a $500 contract Gates worked on in high school, which provided him with hands-on experience with computers at a time when they were scarce.
This seemingly small opportunity proved to be a stepping stone in Gates' life, leading to one of the biggest philanthropic gifts in UW's history.
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