Private foundation (Form 990-PF)

GATES FOUNDATION

EIN 562618866 · SEATTLE, WA · filings through tax year 2024

IRS filings through tax year 2025. The loaded set is Form 990-PF until a Form 990 Schedule I ingest is added. Last ingestion completed March 19, 2026.

Reported giving
$5,856,756,578
Median grant
$500,000
Average year
$5,835,257,512
Giving trend
+18%

Sector mix

  • international42%
  • Education21%
  • Health & Medicine18%
  • Science & Technology12%
  • social_services5%

Where grants went

  • DC2,243 grants
  • WA1,743 grants
  • NY1,679 grants
  • CA1,574 grants
  • MA1,381 grants

21,620 grants in the loaded filings.

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