Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

EIN 562618866 Private Foundation

Minneapolis, MN 55402 |(206) 709-3100

https://www.gatesfoundation.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$59.7B
36,479 grants · $6.6B avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$507K
typical big bets · $200K–$1.3M
grant size
46%
supporter · 3,331/7,229 multi-year
repeat
$78.7B
Assets (2024)
7,229
Distinct Recipients

About

A COPY IS FILED WITH THE WASHINGTON SECRETARY OF STATE AND WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY OF THE 990-PF. CALIFORNIA DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY OF THE FORM 990-PF IF THE FOUNDATION COMPLETES FORM 199, PART II. THIS SECTION OF FORM 199 WAS COMPLETED, THEREFORE NO FORM 990-PF IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE STATE. MARYLAND DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY OF THE FORM 990-PF TO BE SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person BILL MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
Phone (206) 709-3100
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply SEE "GRANT OPPORTUNITIES" AT WWW.GATESFOUNDATION.ORG
Restrictions THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS OUTSIDE ITS FUNDING PRIORITIES. SEE WWW.GATESFOUNDATION.ORG/OUR-WORK.
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $8.5B $41.3B $5.3B 5137
2017 $7.8B $51.8B $5.4B 4048
2018 $6.9B $47.9B $5.6B 4462
2019 $50K $51.0B $5.9B 1
2020 $8.1B $51.8B $6.8B 5089
2022 $8.8B $68.9B $7.0B 5223
2023 $10.2B $77.0B $7.8B 5984
2024 $9.3B $78.7B $8.1B 6535

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 36479 grants on record

Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$200K
Median
$507K
Average
$1.6M
75th Pctl
$1.3M
Maximum
$761.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

2.8% of US grants · Rank #8 of 49 states $525.8M across 637 grants 19 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 145 grants · $142.5M
  2. 2 Travis 249 grants · $138.5M
  3. 3 Harris 115 grants · $129.8M
  4. 4 Bexar 43 grants · $46.7M
  5. 5 Lubbock 25 grants · $35.1M
  6. 6 Brazos 15 grants · $10.2M
  7. 7 McLennan 10 grants · $6.0M
  8. 8 Tarrant 8 grants · $5.8M
  9. 9 El Paso 4 grants · $4.8M
  10. 10 Hidalgo 7 grants · $3.0M
+9 more counties · 16 grants · $3.3M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (36,479 total)

Purpose
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Cambridge, MA $761,352,292 ENTERICS, DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS & EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; MNCH DISCOVERY AND TOOLS; PNEUMONIA & PANDEMIC... 2023
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsacconex, None $558,937,572 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2023
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsacconex, None $489,479,492 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2020
Global Fund Fight AIDS TB Malaria Geneva, None $376,322,250 GLOBAL FUND AND UNITAID INITIATIVES 2017
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $350,500,000 VACCINE DELIVERY 2024
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $340,000,000 VACCINE DELIVERY 2022
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $340,000,000 VACCINE DELIVERY 2018
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $340,000,000 VACCINE DELIVERY 2023
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $313,757,800 VACCINE DELIVERY 2017
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the Evanston, IL $300,000,000 POLIO 2022
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $295,000,000 DELIVERY OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH 2020
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsacconex, None $287,462,428 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2023
Global Fund Fight AIDS TB Malaria Geneva, None $284,000,000 GLOBAL FUND AND UNITAID INITIATIVES 2016
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsaconnex, None $283,358,799 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2024
GAVI Alliance Geneva, None $280,000,000 VACCINE DELIVERY 2016
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $279,305,473 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 2016
Gates Medical Research Institute Cambridge, MA $276,581,817 ENTERICS, DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS & EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; MATERNAL, NEWBORN, CHILD NUTRITION AND HEALTH;... 2024
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Seatle, WA $253,807,660 ENTERIC AND DIARRHEAL DISEASES; MALARIA; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; TUBERCULOSIS 2017
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsacconex, None $247,333,334 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2022
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Grandsacconex, None $242,304,198 GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS 2020
Rotary FDN of Rotary INTL Evanston, IL $230,000,000 POLIO 2017
Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the Geneva, None $217,500,000 GLOBAL FUND AND UNITAID INITIATIVES 2018
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $210,000,000 FAMILY INTEREST GRANTMAKING 2016
Medicines for Malaria Venture Geneva CH, None $180,000,000 MALARIA 2018
Alliance for A. Green Rev in Africa Nairobi, None $172,000,000 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 2017

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