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Grant recipient EIN 56-2618866Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Gates Foundation?

13 private foundations gave Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA $31.3 billion across 27 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

27 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Shens FoundationSaratoga, CA 2025

    Contribution to charitable organization.

    $1,000
  2. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2024

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation

    $8,096,000,000
  3. Kuhn FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    To further recipient's charitable purpose

    $5,000
  4. Lapan Memorial Sunshine Foundation IncTucson, AZ 2024

    Support

    $1,500
  5. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2024

    Portion of grants paid treated as a distribution of corpus under treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3

    -$1,026,877,993
  6. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2023

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation

    $7,751,200,000
  7. Vyuha IncMiami Beach, FL 2023

    General support. The organization can use the funds as needed in furtherance of its charitable purpose.

    $1,000
  8. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2023

    Portion of grants paid treated as a distribution of corpus under treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3

    -$1,043,034,572
  9. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2022

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation

    $6,806,925,000
  10. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2022

    Various programs

    $2,000
  11. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2022

    Vaccination efforts

    -$2,000
  12. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2022

    Portion of grants paid treated as a distribution of corpus under treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3

    -$680,692,500
  13. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2021

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation

    $6,131,700,000
  14. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2021

    Vaccination efforts

    $2,000
  15. Fishback Family FoundationRed Wing, MN 2021

    Medical

    $400
  16. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2021

    Portion of grants paid treated as a distribution of corpus under treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3

    -$613,170,000
  17. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2020

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation

    $6,755,162,810
  18. Sam and Esther Friedman Family FoundationBeachwood, OH 2020

    Capital campaign

    $4,000
  19. Fishback Family FoundationRed Wing, MN 2020

    Medical

    $400
  20. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2020

    Health & human services

    $100
  21. Gates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA 2020

    Portion of grants paid treated as a distribution of corpus under treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3

    -$905,707,210
  22. Bergerson Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $80,622
  23. The Rosenfeld Rumford Steckler Family Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD 2019

    Educational & training program

    $10,000
  24. Vyuha IncMiami Beach, FL 2019

    General Support

    $2,500
  25. Vyuha IncMiami Beach, FL 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  26. Montag Family FoundationHilton Head Island, SC 2018

    Health care and education

    $40
  27. Ramachandra and Niranjini Reddy Foundation IncAugusta, GA 2017

    Charity

    $100

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Gates Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 173 grants Preselected only $36,585 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 107 grants Accepts applications $913,114 to similar organizations
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 107 grants Accepts applications $95,005,927 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 44 grants Preselected only $7,795,070 to similar organizations
  5. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 62 grants Preselected only $9,989,067 to similar organizations
  6. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 40 grants Preselected only $454,826 to similar organizations
  7. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 34 grants Preselected only $3,082,600 to similar organizations
  8. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 10 grants Accepts applications $939,580 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-2618866 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.