William H. Gates III

Individual

Also gave $10K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$705K

Contributions

197

Recipients

112

Active Period

2003–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $236KR $86KIndependent $3K

Top States

DC$95K

WA$89K

VA$35K

NY$29K

DE$12K

Giving Trend

↓ 22%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Summary

GATES, WILLIAM H. III is an individual political donor based in WA. They have contributed $705K across 197 contributions to 112 recipients. Their average contribution is $4K. Top recipients include MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC, DELBENE FOR CONGRESS, BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $234K in 2022.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC	—	WA	$30,000	6
2	DELBENE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	WA	$21,500	8
3	BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC	—	DC	$20,000	4
4	ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WA	$18,800	9
5	PURPOSE PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
6	TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT AKA TERRI PAC	—	DC	$15,000	3
7	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$15,000	2
8	COMMON VALUES PAC	—	VA	$15,000	3
9	CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE	Democratic	DE	$12,100	5
10	TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AL	$11,800	4
11	FUND FOR THE MAJORITY PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
12	E-PAC	—	NY	$10,000	2
13	VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
14	DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC	—	VA	$10,000	2
15	OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	IN	$10,000	2
16	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	—	MA	$10,000	2
17	HOOPS PAC	—	OR	$10,000	2
18	VICTORY NOW PAC	Democratic	MD	$10,000	2
19	PROGRESSIVES ADVANCING UNITED LEADERSHIP PAC	—	NY	$10,000	2
20	EVERGREEN PAC	—	DC	$10,000	2
21	AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC	—	WA	$10,000	2
22	DIRIGO PAC	—	VA	$10,000	2
23	CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WA	$9,100	3
24	PALLONE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$9,100	3
25	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$9,100	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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