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Melinda French Gates
American philanthropist
WashingtonTechnologyGiving Pledge
A
99.7
PBS
~$29.0B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Melinda French Gates is a U.S. philanthropist born in 1964 and listed in Washington’s technology sector. She has an estimated net worth of ~$29.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 35 filings associated with Melinda French Gates, including 32 insider-related filings; no ticker is listed for her personally. Recent filings include Schedule 13G reports and amendments, which disclose certain beneficial ownership stakes, and Form 4 filings, which report insider transactions. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The 2023 filings for the listed Gates Foundation entities report approximately $7.79 billion in grants paid and approximately $76.95 billion in total assets. Melinda French Gates is a signatory to The Giving Pledge. ProPublica 990 The Giving Pledge
Political Activity
The available FEC data is a truncated sample covering the most recent 100 contributions; it represents at least 100 federal contributions, with $292,665 in the sampled records. The sample includes $106,500 to Democratic recipients, $22,600 to Republican recipients, and $163,565 to PACs or other recipients; the sample's top listed recipient was Ossoff Victory Fund at $12,000. FEC
In the News
News coverage reports that Melinda French Gates has directed more than $600 million toward women's health and has focused her philanthropy on women's health, families, economic opportunity, and gender equality through Pivotal Ventures. NewsAPI Other coverage reported a $540 million Gates Foundation gift to science and Warren Buffett's decision to direct nearly $6 billion to family foundations rather than the Gates Foundation. GDELT
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
$77.0BFoundation Assets
$7.8BGrants Paid
3Foundations
Gates FoundationSeattle, WA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $77.0BRevenue: $7.8BGrants: $7.8BTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerGates FoundationJenison, MI
Education (IRS NTEE B82)
Assets: $1.2MRevenue: $87KGrants: $71KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerGates Foundation TrustKirkland, WA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20Z)
Assets: $75.5BRevenue: $6.5BGrants: $6.7BTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$293K+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2025–2025Range Shown
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
OSSOFF VICTORY FUND$12K
LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESS$7K
ROUNDS FOR SENATE$7K
HICKENLOOPER FOR COLORADO$7K
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS$7K
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
35Total Filings
32Insider Filings
429EDGAR Mentions
0001226523Personal CIK
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
SC 13G/AAMENDMENT NO. 2
2/14/2024SC 13G/AAMENDMENT NO. 1
2/13/2023SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/10/2023SC 13GSCHEDULE 13G
7/25/2022SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/14/2022SC 13G/AAMENDMENT NO. 1
1/5/2022SC 13GSC 13G
8/6/2021SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
5/5/20214PRIMARY DOCUMENT
6/8/20064PRIMARY DOCUMENT
8/11/2005News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-07-29 to 2026-08-10 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
A
99.7
Public Benefit Score
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Philanthropy65% weight
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
Transparency35% weight
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata