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

    Africa & India Offices

    Date

    November 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $350,000

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    24

    Grantee location

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


  • Division

    Global Policy and Advocacy

    Date

    November 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $500,000

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    22

    Grantee location

    Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, United States


  • Division

    Global Growth & Opportunity

    Date

    November 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA, ASIA

    Committed amount

    $6,225,900

    Grant topic

    Agricultural Development

    Duration (months)

    36

    Grantee location

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    November 2024

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $1,755,137

    Grant topic

    K-12 Education, Pathways & Postsecondary Education, Research and Learning Opportunities

    Duration (months)

    33

    Grantee location

    Seattle, Washington, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    May 2024

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $475,002

    Grant topic

    Pathways & Postsecondary Education

    Duration (months)

    15

    Grantee location

    Seattle, Washington, United States


  • Division

    Global Health

    Date

    October 2025

    Region served

    AFRICA

    Committed amount

    $250,000

    Grant topic

    Research and Learning Opportunities

    Duration (months)

    8

    Grantee location

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States


  • Division

    U.S. Program

    Date

    February 2026

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $100,000

    Grant topic

    K-12 Education

    Duration (months)

    12

    Grantee location

    New York, New York, United States


  • Division

    Africa & India Offices

    Date

    September 2026

    Region served

    ASIA

    Committed amount

    $742,004

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    18

    Grantee location

    New Delhi, Delhi, India


  • Division

    Africa & India Offices

    Date

    September 2026

    Region served

    ASIA

    Committed amount

    $400,718

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis

    Duration (months)

    18

    Grantee location

    Delhi, Delhi, India


  • Division

    Africa & India Offices, Global Health

    Date

    November 2025

    Region served

    ASIA

    Committed amount

    $505,422

    Grant topic

    Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis, Research and Learning Opportunities

    Duration (months)

    17

    Grantee location

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


Dr. Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Principal Chickpea Breeder at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), poses for a photograph inside a chickpea testing laboratory at the IARI in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2025.

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