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The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (NE)
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation offers two different scholarship programs. The Alice Buffett Outstanding Teachers Award recognizing outstanding Omaha public school teachers (K - 12) with a minimum of two years of teaching experience. A College Scholarship Program offering scholarships for tuition and fees up to $3,750 per semester, and a textbook allowance of $500 per semester for incoming freshmen attending Nebraska public universities, colleges or community colleges.
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Warren Buffett's Kids Will Be the Most Powerful Philanthropists on Earth
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett will direct his $140 billion fortune into a charitable trust.None of it will go to the Gates Foundation, which has been the recipient of more than $40 billion from Buffett over nearly...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett will direct his $140 billion fortune into a charitable trust.None of it will go to the Gates Foundation, which has been the recipient of more than $40 billion from Buffett over nearly...more
Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett's adult children support? | News
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Nike, NoVo Foundation
Warren Buffett will direct his $140 billion fortune into a charitable trust.None of it will go to the Gates Foundation, which has been the recipient of more than $40 billion from Buffett over nearly...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Nike, NoVo Foundation
Warren Buffett will direct his $140 billion fortune into a charitable trust.None of it will go to the Gates Foundation, which has been the recipient of more than $40 billion from Buffett over nearly...more
Warren Buffett Withdraws Support for the Gates Foundation
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett says he'll stop donating to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when he diesand he'll give the bulk of his $130 billion estate to his three children's charities. "I have immense...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett says he'll stop donating to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when he diesand he'll give the bulk of his $130 billion estate to his three children's charities. "I have immense...more
Warren Buffett Alters Will, Redirecting Fortune Away From Gates Foundation
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett alters will, redirecting fortune away from Gates Foundation.Buffett had pledged more than 99 per cent of his estate to philanthropy.All of his children manage their own philanthropic...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett alters will, redirecting fortune away from Gates Foundation.Buffett had pledged more than 99 per cent of his estate to philanthropy.All of his children manage their own philanthropic...more
Warren Buffett Reveals Posthumous Wealth Distribution Plans
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Buffett had committed over 99% of his estate to philanthropic purposes, primarily through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family-related charities.Buffett has recently outlined how his...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
Buffett had committed over 99% of his estate to philanthropic purposes, primarily through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family-related charities.Buffett has recently outlined how his...more
Melinda French Gates' Billion Sparks Debate: Is Philanthropy Enough to Secure Women'S Rights?
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense," writes Melinda French Gates in a New York...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense," writes Melinda French Gates in a New York...more
Warren Buffett's $541 million gift to his foundation topped the list of supersized charitable ...
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Simons Foundation
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Simons Foundation
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest...more
Warren Buffett, James Simons, and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5...more
'Rage Giving' Prompted by the End of Roe Has Dropped Off, Abortion Access Groups Say
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups are finding themselves short of cash. "The 'rage giving' did not last," the executive...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups are finding themselves short of cash. "The 'rage giving' did not last," the executive...more
One year after the end of Roe, 'rage giving' to abortion access groups has dropped off - PBS
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation
... Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. ... Philanthropic support has surged to states such as New...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation
... Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. ... Philanthropic support has surged to states such as New...more
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