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Private foundation (trust)EIN 470824756Est. 1999-11

HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION

DECATUR, IL 62521

Total Assets

$720.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$458.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

1

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$458.1M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$458.1M–$458.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$34.6M

Program expenses to support food security.

Program 2

$3.7M

Program expenses for conflict mitigation initiatives to support and enhance conservation, agriculture, and economic development.

Program 3

$488K

Program expenses to combat human trafficking.

Program 4

$293K

Program expenses to support public safety.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$377.6M

Total Expenses

$503.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$511.7M

Distributable Amount

$37.5M

Min. Investment Return

$37.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $458.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

119 grants

GRANTS
$1.1B
4 grants
NATURE CONSERVATION TRUST
$55.1M
4 grants
CROSSING HEALTHCARE
$25.9M
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
$14.9M
1 grant
MASS DESIGN GROUP
$11.2M
1 grant
SEQUOIA FARM FOUNDATION
$9.3M
5 grants
MERCY CORP
$6M
1 grant
CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
$4.8M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

119 grants

<$10K
45
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
25
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
10
grants
$5M+
11
grants

Geographic Focus

14 states

Illinois
$1.2B
96% of total
Nebraska
$15.0M
1% of total
Massachusetts
$11.2M
1% of total
Texas
$6.2M
1% of total
Oregon
$6M
1% of total
Arizona
$1.7M
0% of total
District of Columbia
$1.5M
0% of total
New York
$1.3M
0% of total
California
$396K
0% of total
Georgia
$127K
0% of total

+4 more states

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