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

39,691 – 39,700 of 42,228

  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    October 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $18,358

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    7

    Grantee location

    Little Elm, Texas, United States


  • Division

    Global Health

    Date

    October 2000

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $731,045

    Grant topic

    Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Duration (months)

    24

    Grantee location

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $100,000

    Grant topic

    Education

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Lynnwood, Washington, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $17,380

    Grant topic

    Pacific Northwest Education and Human Service Needs

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Seattle, Washington, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $10,000

    Grant topic

    Education

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Providence, Rhode Island, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $10,000

    Grant topic

    Education

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    ASIA

    Committed amount

    $300,000

    Grant topic

    Emergency Response

    Duration (months)

    6

    Grantee location

    Portland, Oregon, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $150,000

    Grant topic

    Education

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Seattle, Washington, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $350,000

    Grant topic

    Emergency Response

    Duration (months)

    6

    Grantee location

    Oxford, United Kingdom


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    September 2000

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $250,000

    Grant topic

    Pacific Northwest Education and Human Service Needs

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    Vancouver, Washington, United States


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