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      <title>Warren Buffett donates record $6 billion Berkshire shares</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The donation of about 12.36 million Berkshire Class B shares boosted Buffett’s overall giving to the charities to well over $60 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He donated 9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation; 943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; and 660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and NoVo Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett still owns 13.8% of Berkshire’s stock, based on reported shares outstanding.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His $152 billion net worth prior to Friday’s donations made him the world’s fifth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buffett would rank sixth after the donations, which surpassed the $5.3 billion he donated last June. He donated another $1.14 billion to the family charities last November.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a statement, Buffett maintained he does not intend to sell any Berkshire shares.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now 94, Buffett began giving away his fortune in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He changed his will last year, designating 99.5% of his remaining fortune after his death to a charitable trust overseen by his children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They will have about a decade to distribute, opens new tab the money, and must decide where it goes unanimously.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Susie Buffett is 71, Howard Buffett is 70, and Peter Buffett is 67.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett has led Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire since 1965.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The $1.05 trillion conglomerate owns close to 200 businesses including Geico car insurance and the BNSF railroad, and dozens of stocks including Apple and American Express.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Susie Buffett leads the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which funds reproductive health and is named for her mother, who was Warren Buffett’s first wife.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Sherwood Foundation supports Nebraska nonprofits and early childhood education. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on global hunger, combating human trafficking and mitigating conflicts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on marginalized girls and women, and on indigenous communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buffett said last June that donations to the Gates Foundation would end when he dies.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago.</strong></p>
<p>The donation of about 12.36 million Berkshire Class B shares boosted Buffett’s overall giving to the charities to well over $60 billion.</p>
<p>He donated 9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation; 943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; and 660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and NoVo Foundation.</p>
<p>Warren Buffett still owns 13.8% of Berkshire’s stock, based on reported shares outstanding.</p>
<p>His $152 billion net worth prior to Friday’s donations made him the world’s fifth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine.</p>
<p>Buffett would rank sixth after the donations, which surpassed the $5.3 billion he donated last June. He donated another $1.14 billion to the family charities last November.</p>
<p>In a statement, Buffett maintained he does not intend to sell any Berkshire shares.</p>
<p>Now 94, Buffett began giving away his fortune in 2006.</p>
<p>He changed his will last year, designating 99.5% of his remaining fortune after his death to a charitable trust overseen by his children.</p>
<p>They will have about a decade to distribute, opens new tab the money, and must decide where it goes unanimously.</p>
<p>Susie Buffett is 71, Howard Buffett is 70, and Peter Buffett is 67.</p>
<p>Warren Buffett has led Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire since 1965.</p>
<p>The $1.05 trillion conglomerate owns close to 200 businesses including Geico car insurance and the BNSF railroad, and dozens of stocks including Apple and American Express.</p>
<p>Susie Buffett leads the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which funds reproductive health and is named for her mother, who was Warren Buffett’s first wife.</p>
<p>The Sherwood Foundation supports Nebraska nonprofits and early childhood education. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation focuses on global hunger, combating human trafficking and mitigating conflicts.</p>
<p>The NoVo Foundation has initiatives focused on marginalized girls and women, and on indigenous communities.</p>
<p>Buffett said last June that donations to the Gates Foundation would end when he dies.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:10:03 +0500</pubDate>
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