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Gates Philanthropy Partners
Gates Philanthropy Partners reported $20.7 million in revenue and $64.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.70 went to program services, $0.30 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,099,523 (BOARD CHAIR (END 6/2024), DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 6% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $64MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,099,523 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 3 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGlobal development: expanding access to critical health coverage and accelerating the delivery of high-impact health products and services to communities that need it most. This includes our support for global polio eradication efforts, which aim to end polio once and for all
Global health: addressing inequities in health by developing new tools and strategies to reduce the burden of infectious diseases, like HIV and tuberculosis, and the leading causes of child mortality in developing countries
Global growth & opportunity: creating and scaling market-based innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD CHAIR (END 6/2024), DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,016,411 | $83,112 | $1,099,523 |
| BOARD CHAIR (START 6/2024), DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $970,074 | $96,247 | $1,066,321 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 6/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $632,592 | $54,206 | $686,798 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $515,364 | $96,227 | $611,591 |
| TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $448,575 | $68,578 | $517,153 |
| FORMER TREASURER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $375,950 | $47,921 | $423,871 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START 8/2024) Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $234,013 | $47,082 | $281,095 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gates Philanthropy Partners (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 1 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Gates Philanthropy Partners totaling $43M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Gates Philanthropy Partners's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Gates Philanthropy Partners, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Gates Philanthropy Partners spent in 2024, $99.70 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Gates Philanthropy Partners's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Gates Philanthropy Partners reported that 99.7% of its $64.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Gates Philanthropy Partners pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Gates Philanthropy Partners reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,099,523, for the role of BOARD CHAIR (END 6/2024), DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Gates Philanthropy Partners get its money?
Of $20.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Gates Philanthropy Partners a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-3290897 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543159349306344 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423179349304107 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323159349300517 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213159349301031 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113099349300856 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033179349308868 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-3290897: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.