Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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| Legal form: | 501 (c) (3) Foundation |
| Purpose: | " Creating positive outcomes for future generations. " Focus: Science , Environmental Protection , Healthcare and Nursing , San Francisco Bay Area |
| Chair: | Harvey V. Fineberg |
| Consist: | since 2000 |
| Founder: | Gordon E. Moore , Betty I. Moore |
| Foundation capital: | $ 6.4 billion (December 2015) |
| Number of employees: | 100 (December 2015) |
| Seat: | Palo Alto |
| Website: | moore.org |
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is an American foundation . It was founded in September 2000 by Intel co- founder Gordon E. Moore and his wife Betty I. Moore based in Palo Alto , California. The foundation's capital was 5 billion US dollars in mid-2013, and at the end of 2015 it was 6.4 billion US dollars. In 2013 it was one of the 10 largest foundations in the United States of America.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation aims to promote results-oriented projects that help improve the quality of life for future generations. Key topics include science , environmental protection , health and nursing care, and the San Francisco Bay Area . Among other things, the foundation contributed to the start-up funding for Wikidata .
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- ↑ 2013-2014 Financial Statement . In: Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ a b Our Approach . In: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ Staff . In: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ↑ a b c Financials . In: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Financial Information - Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ↑ Colby Bermel: 10 biggest US foundations and what they do . In: Christian Science Monitor , June 18, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Sarah Perez: Wikipedia's Next Big Thing: Wikidata, A Machine-Readable, User-Editable Database Funded By Google, Paul Allen And Others . In: TechCrunch . Retrieved December 9, 2015.