Private company

Bates White

Logo: Bates White LLC., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons2

Bates White is an American economic consulting firm based in Washington, founded in 1999.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$131.6M 2008–2026
Without federal contracts$5.6M 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $5.6M in all. PPP loans $5.6M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · PPP loans: $5.6M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$6.6M$6.6M
2025–$17.5M$17.5M
2024–$18.9M$18.9M
2023–$16.8M$16.8M
2022–$12.2M$12.2M
2021–$9.5M$9.5M
2020$5.6M$9.3M$14.9M
2019–$3.2M$3.2M
2018–$9.1M$9.1M
2017–$4.7M$4.7M
2016–$2.5M$2.5M
2015–$2.1M$2.1M
2014–$3.2M$3.2M
2013–$2.6M$2.6M
2012–$958.4K$958.4K
2011–$2.7M$2.7M
2010–$1.2M$1.2M
2009–$2.0M$2.0M
2008–$1.0M$1.0M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. May 1, 2023$13.5M from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Expert witness4 To BATES WHITE, LLC Award 15JATR23C00000068
  2. Jun 16, 2023$6.7M from Federal Trade Commission: Expert support services5 To BATES WHITE, LLC Award 29FTC123C0054
  3. Jul 28, 2022$4.2M from Internal Revenue Service: Expert witness services: irs expert witnesses that is capable of providing litigation support for cases involving irs audit defense, perform6 To BATES WHITE, LLC Award 2091JB22C00015
  4. Oct 21, 2022$4.1M from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Expert witness services7 To BATES WHITE, LLC Award 15JC1V23P00000016
  5. Oct 29, 2021$3.9M from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Expert witness8 To BATES WHITE, LLC Award 15JTAX22P00000008

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA9. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 10, 2020$5.6M PPP loan (first draw) from Truist Bank9To BATES WHITE, LLC, Washington DC; $5.7M forgiven Aug 12, 2021