Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is an independent non-profit foundation based in Austin, Texas. Established in 1999, the foundation focuses on opportunities with the greatest potential to directly and measurably transform the lifelong outcomes of impoverished urban children around the globe. In its initial days, the foundation focused on improving education and children's health in Central Texas. After a few short years, the foundation's reach expanded, first nationally and then globally. The assets of the foundation are managed by the board of directors.