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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stbfoundation.org/

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Recent News from Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation


Top 5 philanthropic business leaders
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation

Top 5 philanthropic business leaders ... All in all, Dell has donated a whopping $2bn to philanthropic endeavours over the course of his ... Today, much of his philanthropy is achieved through the...more

Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation, Oak Foundation

The power of those contributions is particularly evident in philanthropic “big bets” that aim to speed progress on specific social issues, such...more

Warren Buffett's Advice On How To Raise Well-Adjusted Heirs
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation, NoVo Foundation

... and discussed how his three children may carry on his philanthropic legacy. “Every single share of Berkshire I own will be diverted into...more

Millard South
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Ryan Lawrence, Millard Business Community Foundation; Wesleyan Nebraska Strong, president's, N.W.U. achievement, campus visit,...more

Papillion-La Vista
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

... Schools Foundation-Papillion Community Foundation Outstanding Service; PLCS Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista High School-Student...more

The Triumph of Philanthropy
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

(One recent piece was titled “The Dark Side of Philanthropy: A Look at Tax-Exempt Donations to White Supremacists.”) He is not a stylish or graceful writer, but he is an effective and insightful...more

The Nonprofit Funding Research to Change the Conversation Around Abortion Access
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

The call for proposals makes clear that the nonprofit worked closely with a funder to revamp its grantmaking strategy to promote research that will reach beyond academic circles and seep into policy...more

10 years after activists charted a new path for north Omaha, the problem-plagued community may ...
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation

“The things we're talking about are generational,” said Kali Baker of the Omaha Community Foundation, which helps connect Omaha donors...more

Keeping Tabs on the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation

... this company and its stock, the opposite is more likely to be the case—furthering boosting how much Buffett wealth will go to philanthropy over...more



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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?


Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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