About / Committed grants

This database includes grant commitments made by the Gates Foundation and previous foundations of the Gates family (William H. Gates Foundation, Gates Library Foundation, and Gates Learning Foundation) from 1994 onward. The system includes grants only, not direct charitable contracts or Program Related Investments. Please note that this database is a dynamic system that undergoes updates, corrections, and deletions on an ongoing basis and may differ from information published on the financials page for the definitive list of all individual grants.

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Date last updated: Nov 2, 2026

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  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $10,000

    Grant topic

    Data Infrastructure

    Duration (months)

    1

    Grantee location

    Chicago, Illinois, United States


  • Division

    Global Growth & Opportunity

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA, ASIA

    Committed amount

    $1,702,107

    Grant topic

    Digital Public Infrastructure

    Duration (months)

    24

    Grantee location

    Berkeley, California, United States


  • Division

    Africa & India Offices

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $1,128,708

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    20

    Grantee location

    Munich, Germany


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $250,700

    Grant topic

    Vaccine Delivery

    Duration (months)

    19

    Grantee location

    Arlington, Virginia, United States


  • Division

    Global Growth & Opportunity

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $3,900,197

    Grant topic

    Global Education

    Duration (months)

    40

    Grantee location

    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa


  • Division

    Gender Equality

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA, AMERICA, EUROPE, GLOBAL

    Committed amount

    $403,275

    Grant topic

    Empower Women and Girls

    Duration (months)

    14

    Grantee location

    Berlin, Germany


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $1,000,000

    Grant topic

    Delivery of Solutions to Improve Global Health, Inform Global Health Decision Makers

    Duration (months)

    24

    Grantee location

    Accra, Ghana


  • Division

    Global Growth & Opportunity

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA, ASIA

    Committed amount

    $3,200,000

    Grant topic

    Global Education

    Duration (months)

    29

    Grantee location

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States


  • Division

    Africa & India Offices

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $621,154

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    23

    Grantee location

    San Carlos, California, United States


  • Division

    Global Policy and Advocacy

    Date

    September 2025

    Region served

    GLOBAL

    Committed amount

    $75,000

    Grant topic

    Research and Learning Opportunities

    Duration (months)

    10

    Grantee location

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom


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