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 | UNFPA |
| Website | http://www.unfpa.org/ |
| Twitter username | UNFPA |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Population_Fund |
Full donee page for donee United Nations Population Fund
| 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 | 15 | 1,348,628 | 1,466,925 | -198,907 | 0 | 0 | 101,062 | 146,297 | 1,348,628 | 1,500,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,998,436 | 3,917,161 | 4,000,365 |
| Family planning | 11 | 1,500,000 | 1,473,374 | -198,907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146,297 | 1,500,000 | 1,966,715 | 2,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,917,161 | 4,000,365 |
| Global health | 2 | 101,062 | 1,549,749 | 101,062 | 101,062 | 101,062 | 101,062 | 101,062 | 101,062 | 2,998,436 | 2,998,436 | 2,998,436 | 2,998,436 | 2,998,436 |
| Statistical capacity building | 1 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 |
| Population | 1 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 | 1,348,628 |
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 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family planning (filter this donor) | 11 | 16,207,118.45 | -204,220.02 | -18,137.75 | 4,000,365.00 | 3,962,396.22 | 5,000,000.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 1,966,715.00 |
| Global health (filter this donor) | 2 | 3,099,497.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 101,061.78 | 2,998,436.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Statistical capacity building (filter this donor) | 1 | 1,348,628.00 | 0.00 | 1,348,628.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Population (filter this donor) | 1 | 1,348,628.00 | 0.00 | 1,348,628.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 15 | 22,003,872.23 | -204,220.02 | 2,679,118.25 | 4,000,365.00 | 4,063,458.00 | 7,998,436.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 1,966,715.00 |
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 15) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -198,907.35 | 15 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to work with governments to develop policies and guidelines to support the introduction of Sayana Press in Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda and Bangladesh (and possibly other countries); Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Burkina faso|Niger (the). | |
| -5,312.67 | 12 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support procurement and delivery of Sayana Press to aid a pilot introduction project offering women increased choice and access to effective voluntary contraceptive methods; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Senegal|Niger (the)|Uganda|Burkina faso. | |
| 1,348,628.00 | 8 | Statistical capacity building | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to strengthen governments in the production and use of census data to advance their development; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Africa. | |
| 1,348,628.00 | 8 | Population/Population policy and administrative management | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to strengthen governments in the production and use of census data to advance their development; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Africa. | |
| -18,137.75 | 13 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to provide support for organizing a meeting on evidence-based programming for adolescents, with a strong focus on presenting the latest evidence, convening key stakeholders - including representation from focus countries and youth-led non-governmental org; Aid type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners. Affected regions: South & Central Asia|South of Sahara. | |
| 4,000,365.00 | 1 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | To improve family planning commodity security through strengthened supply chain management and integration of family planning commodities in existing supply chain redesign efforts in three states in the Republic of Nigeria.; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified; affected countries: Nigeria. | |
| 146,297.00 | 10 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to provide support for organizing a meeting on evidence-based programming for adolescents, with a strong focus on presenting the latest evidence, convening key stakeholders - including representation from focus countries and youth-led non-governmental org; Aid type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners. Affected regions: South & Central Asia|South of Sahara. | |
| -101,061.78 | 14 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to prioritize meeting unmet needs for family planning. Strategic planning and review of FP investments and strengthening of external advocacy capacity. Investment start date: 11/10/2011 to end date: 10/31/2013. Grantee name: United Nations Population Fun; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 101,061.78 | 11 | Global health/Reproductive health care | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to systematically analyze and address key supply chain management-related challenges, through interventions at country, regional and global levels; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Côte d'ivoire|Madagascar|Niger (the). | |
| 3,917,161.00 | 2 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to work with governments to develop policies and guidelines to support the introduction of Sayana Press in Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda and Bangladesh (and possibly other countries); Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Burkina faso|Niger (the). | |
| 2,998,436.00 | 4 | Global health/Reproductive health care | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to systematically analyze and address key supply chain management-related challenges, through interventions at country, regional and global levels; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Côte d'ivoire|Madagascar|Niger (the). | |
| 2,000,000.00 | 5 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to contribute to increasing access to Family Planning in selected focus countries, by piloting the introduction of an alternate and novel injectable contraceptive as a mean to increase choice of method; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Senegal|Uganda. | |
| 3,000,000.00 | 3 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support procurement and delivery of Sayana Press to aid a pilot introduction project offering women increased choice and access to effective voluntary contraceptive methods; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Senegal|Niger (the)|Uganda|Burkina faso. | |
| 1,500,000.00 | 7 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to prioritize meeting unmet needs for family planning. Strategic planning and review of FP investments and strengthening of external advocacy capacity. Investment start date: 11/10/2011 to end date: 10/31/2013. Grantee name: United Nations Population Fun; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| 1,966,715.00 | 6 | Family planning | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | To expand and transfer a web-based tool offering consolidated contraceptive procurement information for management decision making; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. |