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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383453138Est. 1999-03

THE GATES FOUNDATION

JENISON, MI 494288157

Total Assets

$1.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$73K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$11K–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$110K

Total Expenses

$98K

Qualifying Distributions

$73K

Distributable Amount

$75K

Min. Investment Return

$76K

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $11K through median $16K to maximum $30K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $84K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

32 grants

THE ESSENTIAL STORE
$67K
4 grants
LAKESHORE ARTS ALLIANCE
$65K
4 grants
GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH SYMPHONY
$62K
6 grants
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER
$47K
2 grants
DEGRAW MINISTRIES
$44K
2 grants
THE LITERACY CENTER OF WEST MICH
$42K
2 grants
GRAND RAPIDS SANTA CLAUS GIRLS
$42K
5 grants
LITERACY CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN
$40K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants

<$10K
12
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Michigan
$447K
98% of total
New York
$11K
2% of total

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