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

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $56,100

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Portland, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $17,050

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Westbrook, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $17,050

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Springvale, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $17,395

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Saco, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $5,088

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Long Island, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $7,900

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Hiram, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $7,900

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Harrison, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $7,969

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Otisfield, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $7,900

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Denmark, Maine, United States


  • Division

    Global Development

    Date

    August 2001

    Region served

    AMERICA

    Committed amount

    $17,050

    Grant topic

    Global Libraries

    Duration (months)

    2

    Grantee location

    Brunswick, Maine, United States


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