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Susan Thompson Buffett

Co-founder and president of the Buffett Foundation, renamed for her after her death in 2004.

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Inside Philanthropy says she left almost all of her Berkshire Hathaway shares, about $3 billion, to the foundation. She was a director of Berkshire Hathaway.

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  1. A Quiet Giant, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Gives Big for Reproductive Care, Inside Philanthropy, 21 Feb 2020. Scholarship & press
    STBF’s deep pockets aren’t surprising, given that it was founded by billionaire Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and his wife, the late Susan Thompson Buffett.
    Susan was a director of Berkshire Hathaway and president of the Buffett Foundation.
    Susan Thompson Buffett died in 2004 and left almost all of her Berkshire shares, worth about $3 billion at the time, to the foundation, which was renamed for her.
    STBF gave out more than $5 billion in total between 2003 and 2018, including hundreds of millions to branches of Planned Parenthood and to Ipas, an international nonprofit that focuses on safe abortions and contraception.
  2. Susie Buffett Plays a Critical Role in the Family’s Giving. Who Is She, and What Does She Fund?, Inside Philanthropy, 11 Jul 2023. Scholarship & press
    STBF is named for his first wife, who passed away in 2004
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