The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

EIN 476032365

Omaha, NE 68022 |(402) 943-1300

Total Given 2016–2024
$6.0B
3,156 grants · $670.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$399K
typical big bets · $193K–$1.3M
grant size
44%
supporter · 448/1,026 multi-year
repeat
$2.8B
Assets (2024)
1,026
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person AARON STEPP
Phone (402) 943-1300
Deadlines SEE WEBSITE
How to Apply FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://BUFFETTSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG/.
Restrictions SEE WEBSITE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $898.5M $2.6B $252.9M 378
2018 $904.9M $2.4B $511.2M 533
2019 $150K $2.1B $408.7M 15
2020 $735.4M $1.6B $438.6M 553
2021 $652.1M $1.6B $489.3M 397
2022 $585.4M $1.9B $958.1M 376
2023 $930.0M $2.3B $1.3B 464
2024 $1.3B $2.8B $1.7B 440

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3156 grants on record

Minimum
$400
25th Pctl
$193K
Median
$399K
Average
$1.9M
75th Pctl
$1.3M
Maximum
$150.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

5.0% of US grants · Rank #5 of 47 states $47.6M across 142 grants 7 of 254 counties

Top 7 counties

  1. 1 Travis 83 grants · $31.3M
  2. 2 Dallas 35 grants · $12.5M
  3. 3 El Paso 12 grants · $1.7M
  4. 4 Harris 7 grants · $1.5M
  5. 5 Hidalgo 3 grants · $335K
  6. 6 Williamson 1 grant · $150K
  7. 7 Bexar 1 grant · $109K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (3,156 total)

Purpose
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Nigeria $150,000,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Sand Tech Holdings Limited $76,542,914 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Naf Hotline Fund Annapolis Junction, MD $60,574,746 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Global Financing Facility Washington, DC $60,000,000 PROJECT SUPPORT 2021
Population Services International Washington, DC $59,511,502 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016
Naf Hotline Fund Washington, DC $54,890,802 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
Global Financing Facility the World Bank Washington, DC $50,000,000 PROJECT SUPPORT 2018
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Nigeria $50,000,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Naf Hotline Fund Washington, DC $48,427,544 PROJECT SUPPORT 2022
World Health Organization $45,105,294 PROJECT SUPPORT 2020
Msi-Us Washington, DC $40,336,962 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016
Naf Hotline Fund Washington, DC $40,052,931 PROJECT SUPPORT 2020
The Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria $40,000,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Msi-Us Washington, DC $39,758,302 PROJECT SUPPORT 2018
Imbuto Foundation $36,742,555 PROJECT SUPPORT 2022
Dkt International Washington, DC $36,284,278 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016
Population Services International Washington, DC $35,661,398 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016
The Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria $35,000,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $34,644,954 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean $33,635,900 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean $33,635,887 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Ministry of Health Rwanda $32,772,283 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2024
Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY $31,770,269 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016
Population Services International Washington, DC $31,538,771 PROJECT SUPPORT 2018
Naf Hotline Fund Washington, DC $31,410,448 PROJECT SUPPORT 2016