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Private foundation (trust)EIN 840474837Est. 1951-11

GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO 802042081

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$597.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$37.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

360

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$104K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$20M

Typical

Deadlines

Proposal deadlines: march 15 and septe…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$31.6M

Total Expenses

$41.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$43.8M

Distributable Amount

$31.4M

Min. Investment Return

$29.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

360 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $25K to maximum $20M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $37.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$20.4M
8 grants
GATES INSTITUTE
$20.3M
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
$4.3M
2 grants
THACHER SCHOOL
$1.8M
1 grant
CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
$1.3M
2 grants
LYRA
$1.2M
3 grants
WILLIAM J PALMER PARKS FOUNDATION I
$935K
1 grant
ROOTED
$890K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
79
grants
$10–50K
313
grants
$50–250K
87
grants
$250K–1M
16
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

25 states

Colorado
$66.7M
89% of total
California
$2.8M
4% of total
New Hampshire
$1.3M
2% of total
District of Columbia
$662K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$657K
1% of total
Montana
$445K
1% of total
Arizona
$313K
0% of total
Maryland
$252K
0% of total
Texas
$239K
0% of total
Hawaii
$226K
0% of total

+15 more states

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