Private foundation (trust)EIN 562618866Est. 2007-01
GATES FOUNDATION
SEATTLE, WA 98102
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$78.7B
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$6.3B
FY 2024
Grants Made
4,974
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$1.3M
FY 2024
Grant Range
$1–$350.5M
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$605.8MGlobal programs - the foundation works with grantees and partner organizations to address critical health and development priorities - from infectious disease to agricultural development and financial services - to benefit the world's poorest people. The foundation invests in advances in research and development as well as innovative approaches to delivering interventions to solve some of the challenges that prevent people in the poorest countries from thriving.
Program 2
$109.7MUs programs - in the united states, the primary focus is on ensuring that all students have an opportunity to earn a degree or credential that prepares them for a successful career and life. The program seeks to increase access to better information and tools needed to tackle barriers to opportunity and to develop economic mobility strategies at the community, state and national levels, particularly in washington state, where the gates family has lived for generations and where the foundation is based.
Program 3
$45.8MOther charitable programs - the foundation's other charitable activities include an array of initiatives such as its support of local community organizations and its maintenance of an interactive discovery center that connects visitors to the work of the foundation.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$8.1B
Total Expenses
$7.7B
Qualifying Distributions
$8.3B
Distributable Amount
$147.0M
Min. Investment Return
$8.2M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
4,974 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Top Recipients
500 grants
Grant Size Distribution
500 grants
Geographic Focus
60 states
+50 more states
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