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Gates Policy Initiative

Washington DC, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 84-2596477Revenue $1K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1300 I Street Nw 200 · Washington DC, DC

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Gates Policy Initiative focuses on furthering Policy ideas that will help clear critical obstacles to progress in global health, global development, education, and related issues.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $457K a year · 129% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$33K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1K
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$963K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$771K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1K
FY2024▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$773
FY2022$2K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1K
Expenses
$963K
FY2024-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$965K
FY2024$963K
Net assets
$771K
FY2024▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$947K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$771K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $718K Management & general 25% · $244K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carolyn Ainslie
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brooke Anderson
Director (start 4/24 End 6/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Graham
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gargee Ghosh
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Sage
Director (end 4/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Cohen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Rosen
Director (end 6/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advances policy ideas to overcome global health, development, and education challenges.

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1 program · $718K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During 2024, gates policy initiative ("gpi") continued to focus on planning activities. Gpi engages in furthering policy ideas that will help clear critical obstacles to progress in global health, global development, education, and related issues.

$718Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$963K
Ln 25
Programscol B$718K
Managementcol C$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$771K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$793K
Total assetsLn 16$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$793K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$793K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$771K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$793K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$804K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$771K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$758K$718K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$38K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$547$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$963K$718K$244K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1K$963K−$962K$771K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$965K$786K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2K$882K−$880K$947K 990 PDF
FY2021 $773$557K−$556K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11K$685K−$674K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,750,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,312$1,345
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,751,312$1,345
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $965,167$962,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $965,167$962,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $786,145−$961,502
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,345 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,345$1,345
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,345$1,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $962,847 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,185$13,185
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,641$48,641
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $717,929 · Management $40,236$758,165
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,563$4,563
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $52,235$52,235
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $41,096$41,096
IX-17 TravelManagement $38,132$38,132
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $547 · Management $2,681$3,228
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,602$3,602
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $718,476 · Management $244,371 · Fundraising $0$962,847
Part X · Balance sheet $803,725 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,724,410$793,384
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,866$341
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,738,276$803,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,556$32,507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,556$32,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,732,720$771,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,732,720$771,218
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,738,276$803,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $771,218 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,345
XI-2 Total expenses$962,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$961,502
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,732,720
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$771,218

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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