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    Howard G. Buffett Foundation

    Howard G. Buffett Foundation is a grantmaking organization founded by Howard G. Buffett. It is headquartered in Decatur, IL. Over the past 20 years, it has given more than $1.1 billion in grants.

    EIN: 47-0824756
    Chairman
    Howard G. Buffett

    Leadership

    Howard G. Buffett, Chairman. Howard Buffett is an American businessman, former politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist.

    Key facts

    Tax status
    501(c)(3); tax-exempt status granted in 1999source
    Headquarters
    Decatur, ILsource
    Grants over the past 20 years
    more than $1.1 billionsource
    Revenue, 2025 budget data
    $964,734,519source
    Schools in Chocó
    reconstruction of 10 additional schools in Chocósource
    Class B shares named in the July 2026 gifts
    1 millionsource
    Value of that allotment
    just under $500 millionsource
    Position in the July 2026 gifts
    one of four family foundationssource
    Class B shares received, June 30, 2025
    660,366source
    July 2026 gift, per InvestmentNews
    1,000,000 Class B shares, worth just under $500 millionsource
    Total assets, fiscal year ending December 2025 (Form 990-PF)
    $718,146,804source

    WYDE coverage of Howard G. Buffett Foundation

    WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Howard G. Buffett Foundation, from Jul 15, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026. Howard G. Buffett Foundation is a recipient in 3 stories and a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Warren Buffett Left Gates Foundation Out in 2026 and Gives Family Foundations 12 Million Shares.

    Philanthropy

    Warren Buffett Left Gates Foundation Out in 2026 and Gives Family Foundations 12 Million Shares

    Warren Buffett announced nearly $6 billion in Berkshire stock for the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the NoVo Foundation in July 2026. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is not a recipient.

    Oct 26, 2026 · 4 min read · Recipient

    Philanthropy

    Warren Buffett Plans to Give About $140 Billion in Berkshire Stock to Four Family Foundations by 2034

    In July 2026, Warren Buffett, then 95, announced nearly $6 billion in Berkshire stock for four family foundations and plans to give his remaining stock, worth about $140 billion, by December 31, 2034. None of the July gifts went to the Gates Foundation.

    Oct 26, 2026 · 4 min read · Recipient

    Food Policy

    Shakira and Howard Buffett Commit $1.25 Million and 10 Rebuilt Schools to Colombia's Chocó After the Earthquake

    Nearly 200 schools reported damage from the August 10 quake. Shakira, Live Nation, the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and CAF put up the first $1.25 million, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation is funding 10 more schools on top of it.

    Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min read · Donor

    Philanthropy

    Warren Buffett Drops the Gates Foundation From Nearly $6 Billion in Giving

    For the first time since 2006, Warren Buffett left the Gates Foundation out of his midyear donations, sending nearly $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to four foundations run by his children while a review of the foundation's ties to Jeffrey Epstein plays out.

    Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient

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