Buffett Ends Gates Gifts
Buffett says Gates' Epstein ties were not the reason he stopped Foundation stock gifts.
July 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 6:25pm ET
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Fox BusinessWarren Buffett excludes Gates Foundation from his annual donations of Berkshire stock
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What happened
Warren Buffett
Warren BuffettAmerican investor, entrepreneur and businessman omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual Berkshire Hathaway stock donations this year, giving about $6 billion instead to four foundations tied to his family. Buffett has donated more than $47 billion to the Gates Foundation since pledging in 2006 to give away most of his Berkshire fortune. He said he now wants his three children to oversee distribution of his remaining shares by 2034. Buffett called Bill Gates
Bill GatesAmerican businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey EpsteinAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019) “distasteful” but said they did not drive the decision.
