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Gates Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 56-2618866 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$6.3B
Grants reported
4,974
Typical grant
$500K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$3B

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Gates Foundation
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
See www.gatesfoundation.org/about/how-we-work/grant-opportunities
Restrictions
The foundation does not make grants outside its funding priorities. See www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work.
Original filing text
Contact
GATES FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 23350 SEATTLE, WA, 98102
Phone
2067093140
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
SEE WWW.GATESFOUNDATION.ORG/ABOUT/HOW-WE-WORK/GRANT-OPPORTUNITIES
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS OUTSIDE ITS FUNDING PRIORITIES. SEE WWW.GATESFOUNDATION.ORG/OUR-WORK.

Reported organization name: GATES FOUNDATION

Where Gates Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Gavi Alliance

GENEVA

$350.5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Vaccine delivery

Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria the

GRANDSACONNEX, GE

$283.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Global health and development public awareness and analysis

Gates Medical Research Institute

CAMBRIDGE, MA

$276.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; research and learning opportunities; tuberculosis; vaccine development

Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the

EVANSTON, IL

$120.5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Polio

World Health Organization

ISLAMABAD

$65MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Polio

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Gates Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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