Partnering with donors to channel contributions into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's strategic programs, accelerating impact on high-priority global health and development challenges.
Gates Philanthropy Partners channels donor contributions into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s strategic programs, and its recent grants show that model in practice: a $16,796,052 grant to United States Fund for UNICEF in New York for public awareness and analysis, followed by a $1,150,005 grant to the same organization for polio eradication. The foundation supports work tied to global health, vaccines and immunization, infectious disease, health systems and supplies, and economic opportunity and equity. It also funds education-related and research-oriented projects, including postsecondary education and research and learning opportunities. The grant record suggests a preference for sizable awards rather than small transactions, with multiple six-figure grants across universities, nonprofit intermediaries, and public-policy organizations. Recent recipients include the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, Code for America Labs in San Francisco, and the University of Washington Foundation in Seattle. Its grants are made nationally, with a concentration in California and a notable share in Washington state. The foundation is organized as a public charity and does not fund individuals.
In global health and infectious disease, the foundation backed the University of Washington Foundation with $500,000 for HIV Frontiers and sickle cell disease, and gave $500,000 to End Fund Inc in New York for neglected tropical diseases. It also supported vaccine- and disease-related work through a $1,150,005 grant to United States Fund for UNICEF for polio eradication. On the U.S. policy and mobility side, The Urban Institute received $800,000 for U.S. economic mobility and opportunity, while Code for America Labs Inc got $350,493 for the same area. Education and research appear as another thread: Coleridge Initiative Incorporated received $500,000 for postsecondary education, research and learning opportunities, and U.S. economic mobility and opportunity.
Typical awards are large: the 25th percentile is $250,000, the median is $500,000, and the 75th percentile is $550,000. The recent grant list also includes one outlier much larger than the rest, at $16,796,052. Recipients repeat across years, including United States Fund for UNICEF, which appears in 2024 and 2025 with two different program purposes. Gates Philanthropy Partners is a public charity, not a fund for individuals, and its active Must-Solve Problems Fund is an unrestricted vehicle that channels donor contributions into priority programs. It does not accept unsolicited requests.
$21.8M
$85.5M
$20.7M
$64.1M
Most grants fall between $250K and $550K, with a median of $500K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$500K
75th Percentile
$550K
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grantmaking is national, with every recent recipient in the United States. California is the top state by grant count, and Washington state accounts for 11% of grants. Recent recipient cities include New York, Washington, DC, Seattle, San Francisco, Richmond, Chevy Chase, Menlo Park, Berkeley, and Santa Barbara. The pattern shows a mix of major coastal metro areas and research or policy hubs rather than one local geography anchored to headquarters.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in the mid-six figures: the 25th percentile is $250,000, the median is $500,000, and the 75th percentile is $550,000. Recent awards also include a much larger $16,796,052 grant, showing that the foundation can support both standard six-figure awards and major one-time commitments.
There are recurring relationships in the recent record. United States Fund for UNICEF received a $16,796,052 grant in 2024 and a $1,150,005 grant in 2025, with different stated purposes. That indicates the foundation sometimes returns to the same recipient across years.
Recent grants point to global health, infectious disease, polio eradication, neglected tropical diseases, HIV and sickle cell disease, U.S. economic mobility and opportunity, postsecondary education, and research and learning opportunities. The active Must-Solve Problems Fund also lists vaccines and immunization, health systems and supplies, and economic opportunity and equity.
Its giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California is the top state by grant count, and Washington state receives 11% of grants. Recent recipient cities include New York, Washington, DC, Seattle, San Francisco, and Berkeley.
No. The active Must-Solve Problems Fund is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests, and the foundation is described as a public charity that channels donor contributions into strategic programs rather than operating an open application process.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,150,005 | 2025 | POLIO ERADICATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | HIV FRONTIERS & SICKLE CELL DISEASE |
| MENLO EDUCATION RESEARCH LLC | MENLO PARK, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | U.S. EDUCATION |
| UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $16,796,052 | 2024 | PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS |
| COLERIDGE INITIATIVE INCORPORATED | CHEVY CHASE, MD | $500,000 | 2024 | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY |
| END FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES |
| CODE FOR AMERICA LABS INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350,493 | 2024 | U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY |
| THE URBAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $800,000 | 2023 | U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | RICHMOND, VA | $550,000 | 2023 | DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
| PANORAMA GLOBAL | SEATTLE, WA | $250,000 | 2023 | GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
$1,150,005POLIO ERADICATION
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION
$500,000HIV FRONTIERS & SICKLE CELL DISEASE
MENLO EDUCATION RESEARCH LLC
$250,000U.S. EDUCATION
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
$16,796,052PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
COLERIDGE INITIATIVE INCORPORATED
$500,000POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES; U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY
END FUND INC
$500,000NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
CODE FOR AMERICA LABS INC
$350,493U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
$800,000U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
$550,000DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
PANORAMA GLOBAL
$250,000GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
$100,000DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$100,000DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES