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Private foundation (trust)EIN 476032365Est. 1964-12

THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION

OMAHA, NE 68102

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.8B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$908.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

398

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2.3M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$60.6M

Typical

Deadlines

See website

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$928K

Scholarships - awarded $31,145,224 in scholarships.

Program 2

$776K

2024 nebraska fafsa awareness initiative

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7B

Total Expenses

$996.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$987.0M

Distributable Amount

$115.8M

Min. Investment Return

$122.9M

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.

Grant Range

398 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $452K to maximum $60.6M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $908.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

NAF HOTLINE FUND
$126.1M
5 grants
HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
$67.3M
2 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$52.3M
6 grants
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING (CIRHT)
$51.7M
3 grants
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NIGERIA
$50M
1 grant
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
$43.2M
4 grants
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL ACTION SENEGAL
$35.5M
2 grants
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA
$35M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
2
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
87
grants
$250K–1M
170
grants
$1–5M
158
grants
$5M+
73
grants

Geographic Focus

35 states

District of Columbia
$213.6M
30% of total
New York
$126.0M
18% of total
Nebraska
$76.8M
11% of total
Maryland
$74.4M
11% of total
California
$45.1M
6% of total
Colorado
$27.2M
4% of total
Michigan
$17.4M
2% of total
Oregon
$17.3M
2% of total
Georgia
$14.2M
2% of total
Rhode Island
$11.0M
2% of total

+25 more states

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