Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a international development organization based in Seattle, WA that was founded in 2007. As of 2019 they had $5.6 billion in revenue and $47 billion in assets.
We work with partner organizations worldwide to tackle critical problems in four program areas. Our Global Development Division works to help the world's poorest people lift themselves out of hunger and poverty.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation makes grants to other organizations, such as $340,000,000 to Gavi the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) for "Vaccine Delivery"; $217,500,000 to The Global Fund for "Global Fund and Unitaid Initiatives"; $100,000,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for "Polio"; $55,000,000 to University of Washington Foundation for "Family Interest Grantmaking"; and $35,943,059 to American Mock World Health Organization for "Polio".
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12 | Jan 23, 2020 | 990PF | View PDF |
| 2017-12 | Sep 14, 2019 | 990PF | View PDF |
| 2017-12 | Dec 22, 2018 | 990PF | View PDF |
| 2016-12 | Jan 18, 2018 | 990PF | View PDF |
| 2015-12 | Mar 30, 2017 | 990PF | View PDF |
| ...and four more Form 990 PDFs | |||
| Field | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $5,589,332,331 |
| Investment income and dividends | $240,670 |
| Net rental income | $0 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $11,292,810 |
| Gross sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $6,256,718 |
| Total revenues | $5,607,122,529 |
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Tax LLP | Tax accounting | 2020-01-23 | |
| █████████ ████████ | Software | 2019-08-30 | |
| ██████████ | Marketing software | 2019-08-30 | |
| ██████ ██████████ ███████████ | Strategy Execution | $20,390,625 | 2018-12-01 |
| ████████ ███ ███████ ███ ██ | Strategy Execution and Development | $9,942,249 | 2018-12-01 |
| ███ ██████████ | Strategy Execution | $30,916,528 | 2018-12-01 |
| ██████ ███ | Consulting and Software Development | $12,385,115 | 2018-12-01 |
| ███ ██████ ██████████ █████ ███ | Program Strategic Planning | $13,073,798 | 2018-12-01 |
| ...and 14 more vendors | |||
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Desmond-Hellmann | Chief Executive Officer | - | July 9, 2019 |
| Connie Collingsworth | Chief Business Operations Officer | $583,048 | July 9, 2019 |
| ███████ ███████ | Chief Financial Officer | - | July 9, 2019 |
| ████ ██████ | Chief Strategy Officer and President, Global Policy and Advocacy | $774,691 | July 9, 2019 |
| ██████ ████ | Chief Human Resources Officer | $524,901 | May 19, 2019 |
| ██████ ████████ | Director , Legal | $910,800 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| █████████ █████ | Director , Global Development | $1.1 million | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| █████ ██████ | Former Chief Operating Officer | $545,567 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| █████ ████████████████ | Past Chief Executive Officer | $1.3 million | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| ████ ██████ | Former Chief Digital Officer | $6,840 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
| ...and nine more key personnel | |||
| Name | Type | Revenue | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellcome Trust | 501(c)(3) | $2.6 billion | United Kingdom, |
| 2 | The Global Fund | 501(c)(3) | $4.0 billion | Sweden, |
| 3 | American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities | 501(c)(3) | $1.6 billion | Memphis, TN |