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    Sherwood Foundation

    Sherwood Foundation is a foundation that was named to receive 1 million Class B Berkshire shares in Warren Buffett's July 2026 gifts.

    Key facts

    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)
    $977,795,342source

    WYDE coverage of Sherwood Foundation

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Sherwood Foundation, from Oct 26, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026. Sherwood Foundation is a recipient in 2 stories. 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

    Reported alongside Sherwood Foundation

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