Warren Buffett omits Gates Foundation from annual Berkshire gift

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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 […]

"Warren Buffett has stopped donating money to the Gates Foundation, ending a two-decade philanthropic partnership . . ."

"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.

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

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.

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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2026-07-14 20:51:04 - Market news: Buffett will no longer donate $6 billion of Berkshire shares to the Gates Charitable Foundation.

The omission comes after The Wall Street Journal reported that Buffett has held off on his customary donation to the Gates Foundation while awaiting the outcome of a review into the foundation's ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a March interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, Buffett […]