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Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is a foundation that was named to receive 9 million Class B Berkshire shares in Warren Buffett's July 2026 gifts.

Major gifts tracked

$4.5 billion

Major gifts to Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Donor	Amount	Announced	Purpose
Warren Buffett Read the story	$4.5 billion	Jul 14, 2026	9,000,000 Berkshire Class B shares announced in the Berkshire release dated July 14, 2026. Amount is InvestmentNews' rough value (roughly $4.5 billion). The transfer date is not in the sources.

Key facts

Class B shares named in the July 2026 gifts: 9 millionsource
Value of that allotment: roughly $4.5 billionsource
Named for: Warren Buffett's late first wifesource
Class B shares received, June 30, 2025: 943,384source
July 2026 gift, per InvestmentNews: 9,000,000 Class B shares, worth roughly $4.5 billionsource

WYDE coverage of Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, from Oct 26, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026. Susan Thompson Buffett 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 Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Berkshire Hathaway · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Gates Foundation · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Howard G. Buffett Foundation · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
NoVo Foundation · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Sherwood Foundation · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Warren Buffett · in 2 stories with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Gates Foundation Trust · in 1 story with Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

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