BackWarren Buffett donates $758 million in Berkshire shares to charity
Buffett, 92, is the world’s sixth-richest person with a $110.4 billion net worth
PremiumWarren Buffett donated Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock valued at more than $758 million to charities, including one named after his late wife.
Buffett donated 1.5 million Class B shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 300,000 shares each to the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the NoVo Foundation on Wednesday, according to a filing. Buffett made the donation after converting 1,600 Class A shares into 2.4 million Class B shares.
Buffett, 92, is the world’s sixth-richest person with a $110.4 billion net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His fortune has gained $1.5 billion this year, even as the net worths of most of those on the ranking declined amid market turmoil. His wealth would be considerably higher were it not for his charitable donations.
In 2010, he started the Giving Pledge, with his friends Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, saying he would donate 99% of his fortune, either in his lifetime or at his death. He’s already given more than $32 billion worth of Berkshire stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and has given regularly to his family members’ foundations.
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