Our commitment to transparency

We believe that appropriate sharing of information and data is crucial to our collaboration with partners and to serving the goals of the global health and development sector as a whole. We aim to keep our grantees and partners, governments, the media, and the general public informed about what we do and why, how we do it, and the results of our work.

The information we share publicly includes:

  • Our focus areas. Each of our more than four dozen program teams has a clearly articulated goal and strategy, as well as specific focus areas. We update this information on our website as we adjust to the evolving needs of the people we serve and in response to new data, innovations, and partnerships.
  • Research results and data. Our Open Access Policy calls for unrestricted access to and use of any published research funded by us, including underlying data sets.
  • Our grants. Our committed grants—including recipient names and the grant amounts, durations, and topics—are listed in a publicly searchable database that is also downloadable as a spreadsheet.
  • Financial data. Our financials, including annual tax returns and audited financial statements dating back to 2000, are publicly available, consistent with open data standards.

We aim for transparency about our work while mitigating legal, operational, or practical risks, which may include the following:

  • Security and safety risks, including risk of physical harm to persons or property
  • Personal privacy risks, such as disclosure of confidential information
  • Legal risks, such as disclosure of commercially sensitive information or information subject to a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement
  • Premature publication, including disclosure of incomplete research, underdeveloped information, or information that could jeopardize efforts to achieve intended outcomes
  • Disclosure of internal deliberations or the details of negotiations with third parties

Third-party transparency efforts

We participate in the following third-party transparency efforts.