Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Warren Buffett to Donate $6 Billion in Berkshire Hathaway Stock
Warren Buffett, the boss of Berkshire Hathaway, is giving away about $6 billion worth of his company's stock.
He regularly donates stock to charities, mostly to the Gates Foundation.
Even though he's given away a lot of stock over the years, he'll still have a huge amount left.
After he dies, his children will manage the rest of his stock and donate it over a long period.
The Gates Foundation sells the stock to fund its programs.
Warren Buffett is expected to donate about $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock.
The donations will go to the Gates Foundation and four Buffett family philanthropies.
Buffett's annual donations have decreased due to a 5% yearly reduction in shares, though the value has increased.
Buffett will likely retain about 198,119 Berkshire Class A shares, worth an estimated $144 billion.
Upon Buffett's death, his remaining Berkshire stock will go into a charitable trust overseen by his children.
- Who
- Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
- What
- Warren Buffett is making a $6 billion donation of Berkshire Hathaway stock.
- When
- The donation is expected in late June.
- Where
- The stock will be distributed to the Gates Foundation and other family foundations.
- Why
- Buffett donates annually as part of a giving program started in 2006.
Gates Foundation View
Buffett Family Foundations
How the stock is managed
Gates Foundation View
Gates Foundation sells the Berkshire stock it receives annually to fund its giving programs.
Buffett Family Foundations
N/A
- Donation Amount
- $6 billion
- Recipient
- Gates Foundation and Buffett family philanthropies
- Buffett's Age
- 94
- Shares Remaining (Estimate)
- 198,119 Class A shares
- Value of Remaining Shares
- $144 billion
- Buffett's economic interest in Berkshire (March 2025)
- 14.4%