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Filing year 2024

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

Kirkland, Washington·EIN 91-1663695·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$10.2B
Total assets
$77.6B
Total expenses
$8.5B
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. GATES FOUNDATION TRUST reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Trustee and CEO
Trustee
Chief Financial Officer

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$7.1B

Itemized grants

2

Median grant

$3.5B

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WATO FUND THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION$8.1B
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAPORTION OF GRANTS PAID TREATED AS A DISTRIBUTION OF CORPUS UNDER TREAS. REG. 53.4942(A)-3-$1B
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.5B
$8.3B
2023
$10.2B
$8.5B
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Washington

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Washington earns a median of $35,888.

25th percentile
$10k
Median
$35,888
75th percentile
$120k
90th percentile
$220k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 420 organizations across 420 filings (2022 – 2024).

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What are GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GATES FOUNDATION TRUST reported $10.2B in total revenue and $8.5B in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.