Funding search · EIN 562618866 · Seattle, WA

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

13,441
grants reported
$18.24B
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$505,347
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

developmenthealthpublicawarenessanalysisglobaleducationdiscovery

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Polio eradication through WHO, UNICEF, Rotary country programs
  • Vaccine development and delivery, including Gavi and CEPI
  • Malaria, TB, HIV, and neglected tropical disease drug pipelines
  • Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; family planning
  • Agricultural development for smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia
  • U.S. postsecondary, K-12 education, and economic mobility

Typical grant

Median grant is about $505,000, with the middle half between $225,000 and $1.1 million. The nine-figure checks go to multilateral pooled funds and eradication partners like Gavi, the Global Fund, Rotary, and WHO country offices; university and research institute awards typically land in the $1 million to $16 million band. Giving repeats heavily, with the same anchor grantees (PATH, UNICEF, WHO, University of Washington, CIMMYT, MMV) receiving multiple awards in a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • DISCOVERY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
  • ENTERICS, DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS & EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • MATERNAL, NEWBORN, CHILD NUTRITION AND HEALTH
  • PNEUMONIA & PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
  • GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
  • DELIVERY OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH

Positioning adjacent work

  • Frame research under one named strategy label, such as Discovery and Translational Sciences or Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology.
  • Ask in the $1 million to $8 million range for a university-based project; anything larger goes to multilaterals.
  • Emphasize delivery and translation into low-income country settings, not discovery alone; they fund the path to deployment.
  • Show partnership with an existing grantee such as PATH, WHO, or a CGIAR center to shorten the trust gap.

Worth knowing: A handful of repeat partners absorb most of the money: Gavi, the Global Fund, Gates MRI, Rotary, WHO country offices, and UNICEF together account for over $1.2 billion in a single year. U.S. recipients cluster in DC, New York, Seattle, California, and Massachusetts, and the U.S. domestic portfolio is a narrow slice covering education and economic mobility, with everything else pointed at low- and middle-income countries.

200 grants matching “postsecondary · $219.6M

  • $31.5M

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund · Gardena, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $7.9M

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $7.5M

    Canyon Gbs Llc · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $7.2M

    Commit2dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $6.2M

    United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $5.0M

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $4.5M

    American Association of State Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $3.5M

    Partnership for Ed Advancement · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $3.0M

    Excelencia in Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $2.7M

    New Profit · Boston, MA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $2.5M

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; u.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

  • $2.5M

    Coleridge Initiative Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities; u.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

  • $2.4M

    Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $2.1M

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $2.0M

    American Association of State Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $2.0M

    Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.8M

    Institute for Higher Education Policy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.7M

    University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.7M

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.7M

    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.7M

    National Student Clearinghouse Research Center · Herndon, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.6M

    Bellwether Education Partners · Boston, MA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $1.6M

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $1.6M

    Data Quality Campaign · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.6M

    Project Evident · Boston, MA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.6M

    United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.6M

    American Indian Higher Education Consortium · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.5M

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $1.5M

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    State of Maryland · Adelphi, MD · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    Education Commission of the States · Denver, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    National Association of Student Personnel Administrators · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.4M

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.3M

    Humanitae Advisors · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.3M

    Wgu Corporation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.3M

    Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.2M

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $1.2M

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.2M

    Wgu Corporation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.2M

    Contigo Ed · Houston, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.2M

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.2M

    University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.1M

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $1.1M

    National Center for Civic Innovation · New York, NY · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities; research, learning & innovation opportunities

  • $1.1M

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.1M

    Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $1.1M

    Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.1M

    New America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities; u.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

  • $1.1M

    Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $1.0M

    Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $1.0M

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.0M

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $1.0M

    National Association of Higher Education Systems · Adelphi, MD · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $989,615

    Equity Research Organization · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $977,261

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $905,644

    Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $902,336

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $900,000

    Growing Inland Achievement · Redlands, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $871,827

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $869,641

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research, learning & innovation opportunities

  • $869,520

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $850,000

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $850,000

    Excelencia in Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $836,267

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $825,000

    Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education · Nashville, TN · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $800,000

    Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $800,000

    Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $800,000

    Fund for Public Schools · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $800,000

    Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $791,260

    Our Cause Co · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $778,008

    National College Attainment Network · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $759,231

    University of the People · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $756,179

    Wgu Corporation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $750,000

    Purdue Research Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $750,000

    Alliance for Excellent Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $750,000

    Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $750,000

    Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $750,000

    Ohio Excels · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $735,835

    National Association of Student Personnel Administrators · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $728,234

    National College Advising Corps · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $724,253

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $701,068

    Catalyst Education · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $700,634

    Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $700,491

    Dev Color · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $700,000

    Postsecondary National Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Public awareness and analysis

  • $700,000

    Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $683,171

    Education Equity Solutions Llc · Kensington, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $682,584

    Education Writers Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    Early learning; k-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $678,669

    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $675,000

    Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $671,572

    Education Design Lab · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $666,096

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $625,000

    National Career Technical Education Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $625,000

    Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $624,708

    Head and Heart Philanthropy · Missouri City, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $600,000

    Commit2dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $600,000

    Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $585,333

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $577,279

    State Higher Education Executive Officers Association · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $575,043

    Search Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $562,500

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $560,000

    Pennsylvania State University the · State College, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $550,000

    Urban Institute the · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $550,000

    Partnership for Learning · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $534,308

    Tresearch · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $529,690

    Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $528,000

    Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $508,859

    Humanitae Advisors · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $501,679

    Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,936

    Indianapolis Private Industry Council · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,020

    Washington Monthly Corporation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,006

    Commit2dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $500,000

    Data Quality Campaign · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $500,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $500,000

    Teach Plus Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $500,000

    Partnership for Ed Advancement · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,000

    Leadership Conference Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,000

    National Student Clearinghouse Research Center · Herndon, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $500,000

    Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $500,000

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $500,000

    Educational Testing Service · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $499,998

    University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $499,400

    Regents of the University of California at Riverside · Riverside, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $499,318

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $499,005

    Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $497,338

    Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $495,001

    Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $490,880

    Wgu Corporation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $490,000

    Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation Inc the · Lexington, MA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $475,002

    Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $475,000

    New America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $475,000

    Fpf Education and Innovation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $470,520

    Equal Opportunity Schools · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $450,000

    University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $450,000

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $450,000

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $442,500

    Alliance for Excellent Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities; u.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

  • $441,532

    Association for Institutional Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $438,762

    America'S Promise-the Alliance for Youth · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $438,040

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $425,000

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $422,049

    University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $417,399

    John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard, NC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $411,137

    Educause · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $400,060

    National Career Technical Education Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $400,049

    Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $400,000

    Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $400,000

    Education Trust Inc the · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $400,000

    Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities

  • $400,000

    Thomas B Fordham Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $391,367

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $390,000

    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $383,234

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $380,777

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $380,723

    National Opinion Research Center · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $376,317

    Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $375,000

    Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis

  • $374,641

    Dxtera Institute · Boston, MA · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $367,420

    University of Florida Board of Trustees · Gainesville, FL · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    National College Attainment Network · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Educational Testing Service · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Education Strategy Group Llc · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Data Foundation the · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $350,000

    University of Texas at Austin the · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $350,000

    Linked Learning Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $350,000

    Alliance for Excellent Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $346,000

    United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $342,705

    Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $337,240

    Equal Measure · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $333,334

    Institute for Higher Education Policy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $333,333

    Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $324,091

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $320,154

    Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System the · Madison, WI · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $320,000

    Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia the · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $316,701

    University of Texas at Austin the · Austin, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $313,933

    Contigo Ed · Houston, TX · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $312,500

    Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $311,220

    Association for Institutional Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $310,000

    Partnership for Ed Advancement · New York, NY · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $307,701

    Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $307,244

    American Association of Community Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $300,001

    Chiefs for Change · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $300,000

    Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $300,000

    National Association of Student Personnel Administrators · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $300,000

    Education Commission of the States · Denver, CO · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $300,000

    Texas 2036 · Austin, TX · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $300,000

    Institute for College Access and Success Inc the · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $298,672

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $298,628

    Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $298,000

    Equal Measure · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $296,683

    Achieving the Dream · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $289,791

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities

  • $287,005

    American Council On Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $283,521

    Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $280,000

    National Center for Learning Disabilities · Washington, DC · 2024

    K-12 education; postsecondary education

  • $261,449

    Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Postsecondary education

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • World Health Organization290 grants · $1.12B
  • Gavi Alliance6 grants · $1.03B
  • Global Fund To Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the22 grants · $857.3M
  • United States Fund for Unicef127 grants · $647.0M
  • Path218 grants · $443.1M
  • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development133 grants · $345.9M
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute5 grants · $328.6M
  • Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the5 grants · $326.4M
  • Gates Medical Research Institute2 grants · $292.2M
  • University of Washington Foundation134 grants · $282.2M

Giving over time

$5.74B
2022
$6.21B
2023
$6.29B
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 13,441 grants.

  • $350.5M

    Gavi Alliance · 2024

    Vaccine delivery

  • $340.0M

    Gavi Alliance · 2023

    Vaccine delivery

  • $340.0M

    Gavi Alliance · 2022

    Vaccine delivery

  • $287.5M

    Global Fund To Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the · 2023

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

  • $283.4M

    Global Fund To Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the · 2024

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

  • $276.6M

    Gates Medical Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2024

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

  • $247.3M

    Global Fund To Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria the · 2022

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

  • $129.2M

    Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Discovery and translational sciences; enteric and diarrheal diseases; malaria; mnch discovery and tools; pneumonia; research and learning opportunities; tuberculosis

  • $120.5M

    Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Polio

  • $105.0M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $100.0M

    Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Polio

  • $100.0M

    Rotary Foundation of Rotary International the · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Polio

  • $93.7M

    Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Discovery and translational sciences; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; mnch discovery and tools; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; research and learning opportunities; tuberculosis

  • $87.0M

    World Health Organization · 2023

    Polio

  • $82.7M

    Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; mnch discovery and tools; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; research and learning opportunities; tuberculosis

  • $65.0M

    World Health Organization · 2024

    Polio

  • $64.3M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Polio

  • $58.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Polio

  • $55.2M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $52.0M

    World Health Organization · 2024

    Polio

  • $50.0M

    Pfizer · New York, NY · 2023

    Pneumonia & pandemic preparedness

  • $50.0M

    World Health Organization · 2023

    Polio

  • $50.0M

    Pfizer · New York, NY · 2022

    Pneumonia

  • $47.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Polio

  • $45.8M

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2022

    Enteric and diarrheal diseases; family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; nutrition; pneumonia; research and learning opportunities

  • $41.0M

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Discovery and translational sciences; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; polio; research and learning opportunities; vaccine delivery; vaccine development

  • $41.0M

    Mmv Medicines for Malaria Venture · 2023

    Malaria

  • $40.0M

    Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa · 2022

    Agricultural development

  • $40.0M

    Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Community engagement grantmaking

  • $40.0M

    World Health Organization · 2023

    Polio

  • $37.9M

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2024

    Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; nutrition read all
  • $37.2M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Polio

  • $36.0M

    Mmv Medicines for Malaria Venture · 2022

    Malaria

  • $35.3M

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health; global health and development public awareness and analysis; neglected tropical diseases; public awareness and knowledge sharing; research and learning opportunities; vacc read all
  • $35.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2024

    Polio

  • $35.0M

    United Nations Children'S Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Child nutrition

  • $35.0M

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; global health and development public awareness and analysis; neglected tropical diseases; public awareness and knowledge sh read all
  • $34.6M

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2023

    Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; mnch discovery and tools; nutrition; pneumonia & pandemi read all
  • $34.1M

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; global health and development public awareness and analysis; neglected tropical diseases; public awareness and knowledge sh read all
  • $32.5M

    Agra · 2024

    Agricultural development

  • $31.5M

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund · Gardena, CA · 2024

    Postsecondary education

  • $30.0M

    Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations · 2024

    Vaccine development

  • $30.0M

    Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations · 2023

    Vaccine development

  • $30.0M

    World Health Organization · 2023

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

  • $30.0M

    Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations · 2022

    Vaccine development

  • $30.0M

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Discovery and translational sciences; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; maternal, neonatal and child health; mnch discovery and tools; neglected tropical diseases; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness

  • $29.8M

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Discovery and translational sciences; enteric and diarrheal diseases; malaria; maternal, neonatal and child health; mnch discovery and tools; neglected tropical diseases; pneumonia; vaccine development

  • $29.4M

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Discovery and translational sciences; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; polio; research and learning opportunities; vaccine delivery; vaccine development

  • $28.2M

    World Health Organization · 2024

    Polio

  • $27.3M

    Biological E Limited · 2023

    Polio; vaccine development

  • $26.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Polio

  • $23.4M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $22.5M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Polio

  • $21.6M

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund · Gardena, CA · 2023

    Postsecondary education

  • $21.4M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $21.0M

    Islamic Development Bank · 2023

    Polio

  • $20.5M

    Agence Francaise De Developpement · 2024

    Polio

  • $20.4M

    Mmv Medicines for Malaria Venture · 2024

    Malaria

  • $20.3M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Polio

  • $20.2M

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Discovery and translational sciences; enteric and diarrheal diseases; malaria; pneumonia; polio; research and learning opportunities; vaccine delivery; vaccine development

  • $20.0M

    Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc the · New York, NY · 2024

    Pneumonia & pandemic preparedness

  • $20.0M

    Agra · 2023

    Agricultural development

  • $20.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Polio

  • $19.7M

    University of Manitoba · 2023

    Family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; mnch discovery and tools; vaccine delivery

  • $19.3M

    Task Force for Global Health Inc the · Decatur, GA · 2024

    Empower women and girls; hiv; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; neglected tropical diseases; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness

  • $19.1M

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Hiv

  • $19.0M

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Polio

  • $18.9M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $18.8M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Polio

  • $18.6M

    Path · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Discovery and translational sciences; enteric and diarrheal diseases; malaria; pneumonia; polio; research and learning opportunities; vaccine delivery; vaccine development

  • $18.2M

    Urban Institute the · Washington, DC · 2022

    U.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

  • $18.0M

    World Health Organization · 2024

    Polio

  • $17.6M

    World Health Organization · 2022

    Polio

  • $17.3M

    Piramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute · 2023

    Family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; mnch discovery and tools

  • $17.1M

    International Potato Center · 2024

    Agricultural development

  • $17.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Polio

  • $16.8M

    Biological E Limited · 2023

    Vaccine development

  • $16.3M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2024

    Employee matching gift - for general operating support

  • $16.2M

    University of Manitoba · 2022

    Family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health; vaccine delivery

  • $16.0M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2023

    Employee matching gift - for general operating support

  • $16.0M

    Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Discovery and translational sciences; enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; neglected tropical diseases; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness

  • $16.0M

    Clinton Health Access Initiative · Boston, MA · 2023

    Malaria

  • $16.0M

    Clinton Health Access Initiative · Boston, MA · 2022

    Malaria

  • $16.0M

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund · Gardena, CA · 2022

    Postsecondary education

  • $15.6M

    Gates Medical Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General operating support - in kind

  • $15.6M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Agricultural development; empower women and girls; enteric and diarrheal diseases; family planning; financial services for the poor; global health and development public awareness and analysis; hiv; malaria; maternal, n read all
  • $15.5M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2022

    Employee matching gift - for general operating support

  • $15.3M

    World Health Organization · 2023

    Vaccine delivery

  • $15.0M

    Agra · 2024

    Agricultural development

  • $15.0M

    Carter Center Inc the · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Neglected tropical diseases

  • $15.0M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2024

    Polio

  • $15.0M

    Agra · 2023

    Agricultural development

  • $15.0M

    Carter Center Inc the · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Neglected tropical diseases

  • $15.0M

    Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds · New York, NY · 2023

    Empower women and girls

  • $15.0M

    Lakeside School · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Community engagement grantmaking

  • $15.0M

    Carter Center Inc the · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Neglected tropical diseases

  • $15.0M

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2022

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

  • $15.0M

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Empower women and girls

  • $14.9M

    Global Alliance for Tb Drug Development · New York, NY · 2024

    Tuberculosis

  • $14.9M

    Global Alliance for Tb Drug Development · New York, NY · 2023

    Tuberculosis

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