Warren Buffett omits Gates Foundation from annual Berkshire gift

financeJul 14, 2026301,313

Warren Buffett omitted the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from his annual Berkshire Hathaway stock donation after disclosures about Bill Gates’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett announced he will instead donate about $6 billion in stock this year to four family foundations: roughly $4.5 billion to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and about $500 million each to the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Novo Foundation. Buffett said he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway shares, worth more than $140 billion, donated to charity by December 31, 2034, accelerating a prior plan that would have let his three children distribute the remainder within 10 years of his death. The majority of Buffett’s past charitable gifts, more than $61 billion, went to the Gates Foundation after his 2006 pledge; this year’s shift gives his family foundations a larger share. Bill Gates has denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and said he met Epstein only to try to raise money for charitable causes. Buffett and the Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to requests for comment; CNBC was scheduled to air an exclusive interview with Buffett about the decision Wednesday morning. Buffett previously said in 2024 he planned to cut off posthumous donations to the Gates Foundation, and his announcement formalizes and accelerates that change in practice.

Kyle Griffin

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett omits Gates Foundation from annual donations of billions in Berkshire Hathaway stock after Epstein ties.

8592h ago

Thıs13

Gasp! Are you saying there might be one billionaire with some kind of moral compass and ethical limits? That sounds crazy.

🕊GIVE PEACE A CHANCE🕊11

Well done, Warren Buffett— as usual!

CherylAnn4

Hes not getting near the pediphile players, good for him.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot1

Lutnick lied to congress about his visits to pedo island and still has a job.

bebe1960.bsky.social1

No good person wants to be associated with epstein

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iamdavieboy.bsky.social3

Good for Warren. Nice to see someone stand on principle.

The Associated Press

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Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

2912h ago

Kathy Byrne1

isn’t this punishing the innocent who benefit from his foundation, wouldn’t a statement of absolute disgust directed at Gates be more meaningful than denying medical treatment to kids already impacted by the destruction of USAID?

worldcitizen1994.bsky.social1

As he should. Bill Gates is no longer a credible actor.

thebeag.bsky.social1

And he was right to do it .

Michael_Iger1

Given Bill Gates' association with Epstein, it's reasonable for Buffett to go slow in accepting his contribution. I doubt it's permanent because it's for a good cause, and the two are friends. It's more PR not to sully Buffett's philanthropic work now.

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Sean Solo, Algaefa agent no. 1682

The most consequence an Epstein perp has ever faced.

Forbes

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The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway chair instead donated thousands of shares in his company to four foundations run by his children.

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Seth A Quimby-🇮🇪🇵🇷🇵🇸3

Barely a trickle of any of this shit reaches anyone who needs it. It’s all meaningless. They’re just shuffling their money around.

dannypiazza.bsky.social3

For decades he sits on a fortune while people starve. You never mention the hoarding greed.

Kay Cook (and cats)1

Do you reckon it’s bc Gates was friends with Jeff Epstein? 🤔

lovescts.bsky.social1

He didn't make himself and his family this wealthy by being generous to outsiders!

Be_three1

Fuck all these rich asssholes. If they all paid even half of their fair share, charities wouldn't need to exist.

Elaine Partnow

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Warren Buffett omits annual donation to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties were disclosed apnews.com/article/warr... Buffet is, perhaps, the only multimillionaire who is not in the Epstein files.

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Leslie A. Larson

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THIS is what philanthropy and character looks like! Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock worth nearly $146 billion donated to charity by the end of 2034. www.seattletimes.com/business/war...

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Democracy Matters :verified:

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Bill Gates is well and truly out in the cold after his closest billionaire friend, Warren Buffett, axed the Gates Foundation from his yearly charity donations over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Gates, 70, spent two decades building joint philanthropy projects with Buffett, 95, who has poured […]

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ONE INFINITY

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"The billionaire financier Warren Buffett, a close friend of the Gateses, once said that Bill is “smart as hell, obviously”, but French Gates is “smarter”." www.theguardian.com/society/2026... -ONE.

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Debby Williams 💙♐️

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He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday.

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Tom Gibson

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Warren Buffett confirmed Tuesday he has stopped donating to the Gates Foundation, citing concerns over Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein The loss threatens the Gates Foundation’s plan to boost annual payouts to $9 billion; Buffett had contributed roughly $48 billion over two decades

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Invalid Handle News

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Warren Buffett will donate his Berkshire Hathaway fortune by 2034. Astronomers found the Milky Way is 10 percent larger than previously thought. German heatwave deaths rose 32 percent. Egypt archaeologists discovered a Ramesside tomb. Brazil suspended visits to former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Michael_Iger

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Democracy Matters!

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Gates, 70, spent two decades building joint philanthropy projects with Buffett, 95, who has poured more than $43 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock into the Gates Foundation since 2006. This year, CNBC reports, Gates got nothing. 2/2

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