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Warren Buffett's intention was originally to leave 99% of his estate to the Buffett Foundation, but in June 2006 he announced that he would give 85% of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation instead. Buffett stated that he changed his mind because he has grown to admire Gates's foundation over the years; he believed that the Gates ...
Jun 28, 2022 · Warren Buffett's charity plans. In 2006, Buffett told Fortune he would start giving away his money, and that 85% of his Berkshire Hathaway stock would eventually go toward five foundations. He ...
Jun 28, 2022 · In 2006, Buffett told Fortune he would start giving away his money, and that 85% of his Berkshire Hathaway stock would eventually go toward five foundations. He planned to give more than 80% of...
Jun 22, 2022 · In 2006, the Omaha billionaire made a pledge worth tens of billions of dollars: He would earmark 85% of his stock in his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for charity, with the bulk going to...
Jul 10, 2019 · Most billionaires give relatively little. Estimating from IRS records, the 400 highest tax-paying Americans donated between 8 percent and 11 percent of their income in 2010, and many estimates of ...
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A half-century later, in 2006, Mr. Buffett—then America’s second-richest man—found his answer: He would give 85% of his billions to five foundations, with the great bulk going to the Bill...
Jul 13, 2006 · Buffett has pledged to gradually give 85% of his Berkshire stock to five foundations.
