Source: Gates Foundation Grants

This is the Gates Foundation's public grants database, tracking philanthropic funding since 1994. It has minimal direct relevance to AI safety, though the foundation does fund some technology and global health initiatives that tangentially intersect with AI governance and development.

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Summary

The Gates Foundation's searchable database of all committed grants since 1994, covering global health, poverty, and education initiatives. It includes grants from predecessor foundations and is available as a downloadable spreadsheet. The database is updated regularly and supplemented by annual 990-PF filings.

Key Points

•Covers grant commitments from 1994 onward across Gates Foundation and predecessor organizations
•Includes grants only, not direct charitable contracts or Program Related Investments
•Available as a downloadable spreadsheet for bulk analysis
•Focuses on global health, development, and education funding areas
•Dynamic system updated regularly; 990-PF filings are the definitive legal record

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Gates Foundation Committed Grants Database

Committed grants

Committed Grants Database

Fighting poverty, disease, and inequity through philanthropy. Explore our database below for a record of grants to support our areas of impact since 1994.

This database includes grant commitments made by the Gates Foundation and previous foundations of the Gates family (William H. Gates Foundation, Gates Library Foundation, and Gates Learning Foundation) from 1994 onward. The system includes grants only, not direct charitable contracts or Program Related Investments . Please note that this database is a dynamic system that undergoes regular updates. We encourage you to reference the foundation's 990-PFs published on the financials page for the definitive list of all individual grants.

A spreadsheet version of this database is available to download via the link below.

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COMMITTED GRANTS

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