BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Supporting OrganizationIRS data 2022–2024

SEATTLE, WAEIN 562618866 Website

Annual Giving

$6.3B+1% YoY

Grants

4,974

Median Grant

$500K

Organizations Funded

1,242

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Giving History

2024+1%

$6.3B

Grants

4,974

Median

$500K

States

2023+8%

$6.2B

Grants

4,539

Median

$501K

States

2022

$5.7B

Grants

3,994

Median

$525K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$500K

Typical Grant (Median)

Smallest

$228K

25th Pctile

$1.1M

75th Pctile

$350.5M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $228K and $1.1M.

Largest Recent Grants

$350.5M

2024

GAVI ALLIANCE

VACCINE DELIVERY

$283.4M

2024

GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA THE

GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS

$276.6M

2024

GATES MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

MA · ENTERICS, DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS & EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; MATERNAL, NEWBORN, CHILD NUTRITION AND HEALTH; PNEUMONIA & PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

$120.5M

2024

ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THE

IL · POLIO

$65.0M

2024

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

POLIO

Geographic Focus

$583.9M295 grants

$563.7M376 grants

$515.5M463 grants

$373.9M349 grants

$339.8M321 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$78.7B

$6.3B(8.0%)

2023

$77.0B

$6.2B(8.1%)

2022

$68.9B

$5.7B(8.3%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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