The<unk>  (B&MGF) is the largest transparently operated charitable<unk>  in the world, founded by<unk>  and<unk><unk>  in 2000 and doubled in size by Warren Buffett in 2006. The primary aims of the<unk>  are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.
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