Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2005 Annual Report
Financials: Grants paid

Grants Paid

For the year ended
December 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 (Amounts in thousands)

PROGRAM AREAS20052004
Education$284,297 $708,425
Global Health843,742442,009
Global Libraries25,02224,869
Pacific Northwest75,09437,823
Other Initiatives128,17239,245
    
TOTAL GRANTS PAID$1,356,327 $1,252,371
  

See the Management Discussion for an explanation of the increases and decreases in grants paid by each program from
2004 to 2005.