The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is an American private foundation set up in 1999 by Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc. and his wife, Susan Dell. The foundation has been supported primarily through investing the proceeds of sales of shares of Dell Inc..[1] As of 2025, the foundation is estimated to have about US$7.5 billion assets under management, with US$2.8 billion given to children's issues and community initiatives in the United States, India, Israel, and South Africa.[2] According to the OECD, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s financing for 2019 development increased by 11% to US$35 million.[3]
The foundation later increased focus on contributions to improving access to education in India and South Africa.[3] These contributions included acting as an outcome funder for a development impact bond launched 2014 for Educate Girls, wherein investors provided loans which would be paid out by outcome funders if certain learning outcomes were reached, i.e. an improvement in grades. [7]
In December 2025, the foundation pledged US$6.25 billion to the Trump Accounts, supplementing the mandated $1000 gift for newborns born in 2026 and later with $250 for children ages ten and under at the start of 2026.[8]
