{"id":4888,"date":"2026-07-14T12:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/warren-buffett-excludes-gates-foundation-from-his-annual-donations-of-berkshire-stock\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:29:25","slug":"warren-buffett-excludes-gates-foundation-from-his-annual-donations-of-berkshire-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/warren-buffett-excludes-gates-foundation-from-his-annual-donations-of-berkshire-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett excludes Gates Foundation from his annual donations of Berkshire stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108301146\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Warren Buffett speaks with CNBC during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>David A. Grogan | CNBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Warren Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual charitable stock gifts, directing all of this year&#8217;s donations to four family-linked foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway said the 95-year-old chairman will donate 9 million Class B shares of <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Berkshire <span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 1 million shares each to the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Novo Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My goal is to dispose of all of my Berkshire shares within about eight years,&#8221; Buffett said in a statement announcing the gifts. &#8220;As I explained last year, my children are unfortunately growing older. I have every hope that the three of them are able to carry out the disposal of my shares by December 31, 2034.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Buffett did not include the Gates Foundation, which for years was one of the largest recipients of his annual Berkshire donations. Since 2006, the Berkshire chairman has donated more than $43 billion worth of Berkshire stock to the philanthropic organization founded by Bill Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates.<\/p>\n<p>The omission comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that Buffett has held off on his customary donation to the Gates Foundation while awaiting the outcome of a review into the foundation&#8217;s ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>In a March interview with CNBC&#8217;s Becky Quick, Buffett said he had not spoken with Gates &#8220;at all since the whole thing was unveiled.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the two remained close friends, Buffett said they had shared &#8220;great times together,&#8221; but added: &#8220;Until it gets cleared up &#8230; I just don&#8217;t think it makes sense to do a lot of talking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision marks a break from the pledge Buffett made two decades ago. In a 2006 letter to Bill and Melinda Gates, Buffett wrote that he was &#8220;irrevocably committing&#8221; to make annual gifts of Berkshire shares to their foundation &#8220;throughout my lifetime,&#8221; provided that at least one of them remained actively involved in the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Buffett will discuss his annual donations in an exclusive appearance on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Buffett speaks with CNBC during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. David A. 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