Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$468M
Total assets
1,613
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$290,258
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Washington · Other Services

$468M in assets, 1,613 participants

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan reported $468M in total assets and 1,613 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #8,359 in Other Services (8,406 peers)

Where Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan sits by assets

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $468M for 1,613 participants (~$290,258/participant), down 11.8% in 2022.

$468M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,613
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$290,258
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $63M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 4.7x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$531M
Net Assets (End of Year)$468M
Net Income-$63M
Employer EIN562618866
Plan Effective Date1997-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

$0.6B$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.69B $1.02B ▲ +47.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,193 $687M
2023 2 3,470 $857M
2024 2 3,852 $1.0B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.8% during 2022, from $531M to $468M. Reported net income was -$63M.
How have Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.9%, from $687M to $1.0B.
Where does Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southwest Carpenters Annuity Fund in CA ($469M, 45,399 participants).

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