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EIN 91-1663695

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Seattle
State
Washington
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T11: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations Single Organization Support
Description
The Foundation Trust holds the endowment for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It does not distribute money to grantees.
Total revenues
$28,564,317,333
2022
Total expenses
$7,047,093,548
2022
Total assets
$67,972,986,359
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Grants made by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation TrustTo Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation$6,806,925,000
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation TrustPortion of Grants Paid Treated As A Distribution of Corpus Under Treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3-$680,692,500

Who funds Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation TrustTo Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation$6,806,925,000
Brown UniversitySubcontract Grant Award$25,742
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation TrustPortion of Grants Paid Treated As A Distribution of Corpus Under Treas. Reg. 53.4942(a)-3-$680,692,500

Personnel at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

NameTitleCompensation
William H GatesSenior Chair / Board Member$0
Carolyn AinslieChief Financial Officer$0
Mark SuzmanChief Strategy Officer and President

Financials for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$23,221,054,512
Investment income and dividends$880,539,131
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$3,230,287,531
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,232,436,159
Total revenues$28,564,317,333

Form 990s for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-11990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-11990PFView PDF
2019-122021-02-17990PFView PDF
2018-122019-12-12990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,806,925,000 from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationProvides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
King County, WA
Website URL
gatesfoundation.org 
Phone
(206) 709-3100
Facebook page
gatesfoundation 
Twitter profile
@gatesfoundation 
IRS details
EIN
91-1663695
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T11: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations Single Organization Support
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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