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Melinda French Gates commits an additional $215 million to women's health through Pivotal
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Melinda French Gates announced in June 2026 that she would donate an additional $215 million through her organization Pivotal to focus on women's reproductive and midlife health, bringing her total support for women's health to about $600 million over two years. The commitment underscored French Gates's independent philanthropic path since stepping down from the Gates Foundation in 2024 and her focus on areas she has said are chronically underfunded. It came amid broader cuts to U.S. reproductive- and global-health funding.
Source: https://time.com/article/2026/06/04/melinda-french-gates-pivotal-womens-health-midlife/
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