Warren Buffett omits Gates Foundation from annual Berkshire gift

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Warren Buffett omitted the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from this year’s round of Berkshire Hathaway stock donations after disclosures about Bill Gates’ ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett said he will donate about $6 billion in shares this year to four foundations connected to his family, including about $4.5 billion to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and about $500 million each to the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Novo Foundation. Buffett said he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock, worth more than $140 billion, donated to charity by December 31, 2034, instead of leaving distribution decisions to his three children within 10 years of his death. The majority of Buffett’s past gifts, totaling more than $61 billion since 2006, had gone to the Gates Foundation. Gates denies knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and has not been accused of wrongdoing, saying he met Epstein to try to raise funds for charitable causes. Buffett and the Gates Foundation did not immediately respond to questions; CNBC said Buffett is scheduled to give an exclusive interview on the topic Wednesday morning. Buffett previously said in 2024 that he planned to cut off donations to the Gates Foundation after his death; Tuesday’s decision accelerates that plan.

Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

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

136945d ago

Thıs28

Gasp! Are you saying there might be one billionaire with some kind of moral compass and ethical limits? That sounds crazy.

🕊GIVE PEACE A CHANCE🕊14

Well done, Warren Buffett— as usual!

AnnMB4810

Buffet is the sort of billionaire that earns respect. He gives away most. He lives the lifestyle of ordinary people, lives in a nice but average house, runs an average car that gets changed when needed. His kids won’t inherit his billions. He’s down to earth! He enjoys his life.

CherylAnn7

Hes not getting near the pediphile players, good for him.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot4

Lutnick lied to congress about his visits to pedo island and still has a job.

bebe1960.bsky.social3

No good person wants to be associated with epstein

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iamdavieboy.bsky.social5

Good for Warren. Nice to see someone stand on principle.

BigFishStone2

Wait. A billionaire with morals?

Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Warren Buffett dumped Bill Gates. After nearly 20 years of major donations to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Buffett is out after Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein were confirmed. Buffett will instead distribute his fortune through his children’s foundations. www.reuters.com/world/us/war...

111445d ago

MadGreek 🧿23

Gate's wife left him for the same reasons...

jzack.bsky.social22

Buffett should give to Melinda instead. She knows better than Bill how to make a difference with philanthropy.

Dave (DABS)12

Let's hold all these Billionaires, Millionaires, Pedophiles accountable

David8

Gates needs to come clean and help the victims achieve justice. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/07/when...

paddytheirishfella.bsky.social6

I saw a list not long ago of the most charitable billionaires ...buffet was on top. Mucho respecto

Moosedog666

Pedophiles should always be banished from society

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Rollo 🦋3

"Warren Buffett trennt sich von Bill Gates. Nach fast 20 Jahren umfangreicher Spenden an die Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation zieht sich Buffett zurück, nachdem die Verbindungen von Gates zu Jeffrey Epstein bestätigt wurden. Buffett wird nun sein Vermögen über die Stiftungen seiner Kinder verteilen."

ChrisCatMom🐈📎2

It’s good to see some people stand against those who accepted child predators into their circle.

Jada Jones2

I hate that the non profits doing such good work take the hit, but he has to go with his conscience and we see far too few with any DNA of a conscience at all. Buffet has been a good guy, originally gave away 50%of his wealth and has promised 99% at his death.

Forbes

@forbes.com

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

49645d ago

Seth A Quimby-🇮🇪🇵🇷🇵🇸14

Barely a trickle of any of this shit reaches anyone who needs it. It’s all meaningless. They’re just shuffling their money around.

dannypiazza.bsky.social10

For decades he sits on a fortune while people starve. You never mention the hoarding greed.

Be_three10

Fuck all these rich asssholes. If they all paid even half of their fair share, charities wouldn't need to exist.

💙 Leslie 💙6

Warren Buffett actually DOES pay his taxes

michaelkuech.bsky.social4

So, the billionaire shifted assets to his tax shelters. Call it what it is.

Grumpy Old Man3

Foundations are really just Generational Wealth vehicles and Tax Evasion Machines. #BillionairesSuck

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

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.

35145d ago

worldcitizen1994.bsky.social2

As he should. Bill Gates is no longer a credible actor.

Kathy Byrne1

isn’t this punishing the innocent who benefit from his foundation, wouldn’t a statement of absolute disgust directed at Gates be more meaningful than denying medical treatment to kids already impacted by the destruction of USAID?

thebeag.bsky.social1

And he was right to do it .

Robert1

I'll gladly take his place, I would love a donation and I've never met an Epstein of any kind.

Michael_Iger1

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.

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Mere Smith4

this guy swore to give away all his money and he’s still got it all

Sean Solo, Algaefa agent no. 1682

The most consequence an Epstein perp has ever faced.

Financial Times

@financialtimes.com

The omission of the Gates Foundation follows a series of revelations about Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein. ft.trib.al/ujSiQ6Y

7545d ago

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More comment than question rly2

At first glance, I thought this was a pic of John Gagliardi (niche_skeet)

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Bill Gates deep entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein and the fact that he lied about it for years has caused Berkshire to take its charitable giving elsewhere. ft.trib.al/ODm6E50

4645d ago

The Daily Beast

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

Bill Gates' closest billionaire friend is leaving him out in the cold.

3445d ago

Lawrence

@ldog562.bsky.social

Billionaire Warren Buffett stops donations to Bill Gates charity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

2045d ago

Elaine Partnow

@epartnow.bsky.social

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.

1045d ago

Debby Williams 💙♐️

@dwilliams1210.com

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

745d ago

Mark

@ferl67.bsky.social

Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed apnews.com/article/warr... #Gates #Buffett

644d ago

Say Something

@founderintel.bsky.social

Warren Buffett Drops Gates Foundation: When your bestie for 20+ years says he's waiting to see the results of the Gates Foundation’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and will make a decision by Thanksgiving 2026, but gets it and drops your ass in July. Warren, say less. www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...

545d ago

ONE INFINITY

@one-infinity.bsky.social

"Interview ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace" www.theguardian.com/society/2026... -ONE.

745d ago

Rightardia

@rightardia.bsky.social

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

445d ago

🏳️‍🌈🚲Cole🚄🚟

@coleurbanist.bsky.social

I’d rather have Bill Gates as the richest huy but yeah, he was also bad. Just less bad than Musk. Which is saying a lot since Melinda divorced him in large part because of how close he was with Epstein

645d ago

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