This is an online portal with information on donations that were announced publicly (or have been shared with permission) that were of interest to Vipul Naik. The git repository with the code for this portal, as well as all the underlying data, is available on GitHub. All payment amounts are in current United States dollars (USD). The repository of donations is being seeded with an initial collation by Issa Rice as well as continued contributions from him (see his commits and the contract work page listing all financially compensated contributions to the site) but all responsibility for errors and inaccuracies belongs to Vipul Naik. Current data is preliminary and has not been completely vetted and normalized; if sharing a link to this site or any page on this site, please include the caveat that the data is preliminary (if you want to share without including caveats, please check with Vipul Naik). We expect to have completed the first round of development by the end of July 2024. See the about page for more details. Also of interest: pageview data on analytics.vipulnaik.com, tutorial in README, request for feedback to EA Forum.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation |
| Best overview URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation |
| Facebook username | gatesfoundation |
| LinkedIn username | bill-&-melinda-gates-foundation |
| Website | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ |
| Donations URL | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database |
| Twitter username | gatesfoundation |
| Page on philosophy informing donations | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do |
| Grant application process page | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/General-Information/Grantseeker-FAQ |
| Regularity with which donor updates donations data | continuous updates |
| Regularity with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | irregular |
| Lag with which donor updates donations data | months |
| Lag with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | years |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | SQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/gates-foundation-iati-processing |
Brief history: The Gates Foundation launched in 2000, with precursors starting in the 1990s, financed by the personal wealth of co-founder Bill Gates from Microsoft. Starting 2005, it scaled up its giving significantly after a large funding commitment from Warren Buffett
Brief notes on broad donor philosophy and major focus areas: See https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Foundation-Factsheet for the grantmaking areas. The four grantmaking areas are the Global Development Program, Global Health Program, Global Policy and Advocacy, and United States Program. Within the United States Program the focus is on K-12 education, the Internet, and emergency relief
Notes on grant publication logistics: Although the Gates Foundation has a grants database on its website, as well as individual grant pages for every grant, we use the IATI data instead, because it can be processed programmatically (the data on the site does not allow for full data download or easy programmatic processing). This leads to a few problems: first, IATI data does not include grants made in the United States, since it focuses on development assistance (DA) spending. Second, IATI data is updated more infrequently. Third, it may sometimes omit some information that is present in the grants database
Full donor page for donor Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Facebook page | PurdueUniversity |
| Website | http://www.purdue.edu |
| Twitter username | lifeatpurdue |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdue_University |
| Instagram username | lifeatpurdue |
Full donee page for donee Purdue University
| Item | Value |
|---|
| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 100,000 | 1,203,994 | -388,424 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 293,003 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 4,984,153 | 10,072,080 |
| Agriculture | 21 | 256,608 | 1,676,237 | -388,424 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 85,582 | 256,608 | 298,216 | 1,000,000 | 2,854,746 | 4,992,837 | 10,072,080 |
| Global health | 8 | 100,000 | 196,729 | -37 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | 673,871 | 673,871 |
| Nutrition | 1 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Women's equality organisations and institutions | 1 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 | 449,005 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
| Cause area | Number of donations | Total | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture (filter this donor) | 21 | 35,200,975.38 | -20,485.76 | 4,914,722.60 | 0.00 | -405,246.46 | 11,291,997.00 | 293,003.00 | 1,277,832.00 | 6,434,736.00 | 0.00 | 11,414,417.00 |
| Global health (filter this donor) | 8 | 1,573,833.86 | 500,000.00 | 200,000.00 | 773,871.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -37.14 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 |
| Women's equality organisations and institutions (filter this donor) | 1 | 449,005.00 | 0.00 | 449,005.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Nutrition (filter this donor) | 1 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 31 | 37,323,814.24 | 479,514.24 | 5,563,727.60 | 773,871.00 | -405,246.46 | 11,291,997.00 | 293,003.00 | 1,277,832.00 | 6,534,698.86 | 100,000.00 | 11,414,417.00 |
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
There are no documents associated with this combination of donor and donee.
Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations
| Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 31) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500,000.00 | 10 | Global health/infectious disease control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop a cost effective manufacturing process for poorly water soluble drugs used to treat diseases afflicting developing countries; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| -20,485.76 | 29 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 100,000.00 | 16 | Global health/Reproductive health care | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women in remote, low-resource settings by developing a wearable sensor that automatically measures blood pressure and body position, and transmits the results to a medical unit to determine disease risk; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 50,000.00 | 22 | Global health/Reproductive health care | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to improve maternal health in Uganda by developing a cloud-based digital tracking tool to record health and stock data at local health clinics, as well as diagnostic laboratory data, to optimize ordering of medical supplies; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 50,000.00 | 22 | Global health/Medical services | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to improve maternal health in Uganda by developing a cloud-based digital tracking tool to record health and stock data at local health clinics, as well as diagnostic laboratory data, to optimize ordering of medical supplies; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 4,984,153.00 | 4 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to strengthen the hybrid sorghum research and seed program in Ethiopia for capability to develop and commercialize drought and Striga tolerant sorghum hybrids by public, parastatal, and private agencies, towards raising income, food security, and liveliho; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Ethiopia. | |
| 449,005.00 | 11 | Women's equality organisations and institutions | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to update and expand a feminist movements database and analyze movements’ impact on economic empowerment, policies, and rights—ultimately in service of informing tradeoffs and policymaker decisions regarding funding and support for local women’s organizat; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara|Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 20,000.00 | 24 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| -89,430.40 | 30 | Agriculture/agricultural development | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso. | |
| 673,871.00 | 9 | Global health/infectious disease control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop a cost effective manufacturing process for poorly water soluble drugs used to treat diseases afflicting developing countries; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 100,000.00 | 16 | Global health/STD control including HIV/AIDS | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop a low-cost, paper-based, diagnostic test using wax for controlling fluid flow that can detect HIV from a pinprick of blood for use in low-resource settings; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| -388,424.00 | 31 | Agriculture/agricultural development | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso. | |
| -1,548.86 | 26 | Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| -11,453.67 | 28 | Agriculture/agricultural services | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| -3,819.93 | 27 | Agriculture/agricultural extension | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| 298,216.00 | 12 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 921,701.00 | 8 | Agriculture/agricultural development | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso. | |
| 10,072,080.00 | 1 | Agriculture/agricultural development | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase the use of hermetic storage technologies by 20% of grain stored on-farm in target countries, thereby reducing cereal and legume grain post-harvest losses and so increasing incomes and improving food security of smallholder farmers in Sub-Sahar; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 293,003.00 | 13 | Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 1,000,000.00 | 7 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop a genetic and genomic resource that enables a better understanding of the phenotypic variation that will assist sorghum researchers to translate such knowledge into practical applications in sorghum improvement; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara; affected countries: Burkina faso|Ghana. | |
| 208,346.22 | 15 | Agriculture/agricultural services | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| 69,485.78 | 21 | Agriculture/agricultural extension | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| -37.14 | 25 | Global health/malaria | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop novel dimeric drugs designed to block a key protein in the malaria parasite that limits the accumulation of anti-malarials in the parasite’s digestive system; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 4,992,837.00 | 3 | Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to improve the livelihoods of sorghum farmers in Ethiopia and Tanzania through increased crop yields by developing, promoting, and deploying Striga control in a participatory and value chain approach in partnerships with key stakeholders; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara; affected countries: Tanzania, united republic of|Ethiopia. | |
| 100,000.00 | 16 | Nutrition/basic nutrition | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to use a breath test to assess moderately malnourished children for pancreatic enzyme deficiencies that inhibit starch digestion, and test local foods for their ability to deliver glucose to these children; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 1,099,709.00 | 6 | Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 85,581.72 | 20 | Agriculture/agricultural extension | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| 256,608.28 | 14 | Agriculture/agricultural services | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| 100,000.00 | 16 | Global health/malaria | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop novel dimeric drugs designed to block a key protein in the malaria parasite that limits the accumulation of anti-malarials in the parasite’s digestive system; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| 2,854,745.69 | 5 | Agriculture/agricultural extension | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. | |
| 8,559,671.31 | 2 | Agriculture/agricultural services | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal. |