Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan

What the Filing Says About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sharing Retirement Plan is a 401(k) retirement plan sponsored by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, headquartered in Washington. As of the 2023 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $579M in total end-of-year assets and covers 1,735 participants across the Other Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 562618866, and the plan has been effective since 1997-06-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.

Year over year, total assets moved from $468M at the beginning of 2023 to $579M at year-end — a gain of 23.8%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $579M, with reported net income of $111M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.

Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows — a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.