Warren Buffett omits annual donation to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties were disclosed
Buffett gave 9 million Class B shares to one family foundation and 1 million shares each to three others after pausing gifts to the Gates Foundation.
- Warren Buffett completely excluded the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts, redirecting approximately $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares entirely to four family-linked foundations.
- The decision ends two decades of regular annual contributions to the Gates Foundation, which has historically received the lion's share—more than $36 billion—of the 95-year-old billionaire's total giving.
- The funding freeze follows fallout over Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as Buffett stated he has paused the donations while a law firm conducts an independent investigation into the foundation's past association with the convicted sex offender.
- The $6 billion donation will instead benefit four foundations run by his children and late wife, with 9 million Class B shares going to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 1 million shares each going to the Sherwood, Howard G. Buffett, and Novo foundations.
- Buffett also announced a major acceleration of his timeline to fully divest his fortune, declaring that his remaining Berkshire shares—currently valued at nearly $146 billion—must be entirely donated to charity by December 31, 2034.
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Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations
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