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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3453138

The Gates Foundation

A private foundation in Jenison, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $76,700 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $76,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,259,558
  • Tax year 2024

    $73,487

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,239,326
  • Tax year 2023

    $70,868

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,735
  • Tax year 2022

    $84,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,234,642
  • Tax year 2021

    $76,775

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,405
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,730

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,274
  • Tax year 2019

    $68,216

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,203,779
  • Tax year 2018

    $75,628

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,977

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General fund

    $40,000
  2. Grand Rapids Youth SymphonyGrand Rapids, MI

    General fund

    $19,000
  3. Lakeshore Arts AllianceSaugatuck, MI

    General fund

    $15,000
  4. Grand Rapids Santa Claus GirlsRockford, MI

    General fund

    $2,700

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan3 grants $36,700

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sally PyperPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kelly DaldosSECRETARYTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Deborah TallmanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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