In the United States, two of the wealthiest nonprofit organizations are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has an endowment of US$38 billion, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute originally funded by Hughes Aircraft prior to divestiture, which has an endowment of approximately $14.8 billion. Outside the United States, another large NPO is the British Wellcome Trust, which is a "charity" by British usage. See: List of wealthiest foundations. Note that this assessment excludes universities, at least a few of which have assets in the tens of billions of dollars. For example; List of U.S. colleges and universities by endowment. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is one of the wealthiest nonprofit organizations in America? ANS1 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation QSN2 What NPO was origionally funded by Hughes Aircraft? ANS2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute QSN3 How much is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation worth? ANS3 US$38 billion QSN4 How much is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute worth? ANS4 $14.8 billion QSN5 What is one of the largest NPOs outside of the United States? ANS5 British Wellcome Trust