Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
This is the official website of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the large Seattle-based philanthropic organization. The site describes the foundation's mission, program areas, news and reports, and organizational information including financials and offices. It is regularly updated with content through 2025–2026.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A mission-aligned organization working in the foundation’s program areas (global health, education, agricultural development, gender equality, digital public infrastructure or research) with demonstrated evidence-based approaches, adequate operational capacity, and ability to manage multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnerships.
Good Fit
- • Clear alignment with one of the foundation’s published program priorities (e.g., global health, K–12 or postsecondary education, agricultural development).
- • Strong evidence base and measurable outcomes for the proposed intervention.
- • Organizational capacity to manage large grants and multi-year partnerships.
- • Willingness to engage in collaborative partnerships and data-driven learning.
- • Experience working at the geographic scale requested (national or international) when relevant.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year reached organizations across about 169 distinct states/regions, with funding distributed internationally as well as across many U.S. states; the single largest state accounted for roughly 13% of dollars, showing broad geographic reach.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 3,775 grants to about 1,700 distinct recipients across many mission areas (health, education, agriculture, gender equity, research), and concentration is modest (largest grantee ~6%, top five ~17%), indicating a very broad recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover is available: about 641 new recipients appeared in the latest year (roughly 38% new), and the foundation publishes public application guidance and contact routes, so unfamiliar organizations plausibly can access funding when well aligned to priorities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
