The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Invitation OnlyOmaha, Nebraska · EIN 47-6032365 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.5B
Organizations funded417
Typical grant$602,713
Total assets$2.7B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $268,454 and $1,805,885.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
85% of grants went outside Nebraska.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Nigeria | NI | Program support | $80,536,284 |
| Naf Hotline Fund | Annapolis Junction, MD | Program support | $67,322,157 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, DC | Program support | $60,000,000 |
| Oromia Health Bureau | ET | Program support | $50,540,000 |
| Ministry of Health Burkina Faso | UV | Program support | $47,020,000 |
| The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria | SZ | Program support | $40,000,000 |
| Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean | RW | Program support | $38,634,559 |
| Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone | SL | Program support | $38,020,830 |
| Center for International Reproductive Health Training (Cirht) | RW | Program support | $36,818,845 |
| Sand Tech Holdings Limited | MP | Program support | $35,201,379 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $32,735,077 |
| Gidabo Policy and Advocacy Center | RW | Program support | $32,359,470 |
| Imbuto Foundation | RW | Program support | $30,792,597 |
| Republic of Togo | TO | Program support | $30,023,117 |
| Ministry of Health Republic of Rwanda | RW | Program support | $30,005,305 |
| Sustainable Healthcare Solutions Africa | ET | Program support | $30,000,000 |
| King Faisal Hospital Rwanda Foundation (Kfhrf) | RW | Program support | $28,198,927 |
| Kenya Ministry of Health State Department for Medical Services | KE | Program support | $26,000,000 |
| Ministry of Health Republic of Zambia | ZA | Program support | $26,000,000 |
| Ministre de LA Sant Publique de LA Rpublique Du Bnin | BN | Program support | $25,336,228 |
| Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene Senegal | SG | Program support | $23,807,131 |
| Ministry of Health Malawi | MI | Program support | $23,526,821 |
| Ministry of Public Health and Population Central African Republic | CT | Program support | $22,000,000 |
| Amhara Regional Health Bureau | ET | Program support | $20,185,672 |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Washington, DC | Program support | $15,000,000 |
| Society of Family Planning | Denver, CO | General operating support | $13,926,726 |
| Liberia Ministry of Health | LI | Program support | $13,509,094 |
| Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene - Democratic Republic of the Congo | CG | Program support | $13,354,532 |
| Health Intelligence Centre for Africa | RW | Program support | $13,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $12,098,074 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $12,019,155 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Program support | $11,570,418 |
| World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa | CF | Program support | $11,331,087 |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health | ET | Program support | $11,000,000 |
| Tigray Regional Health Bureau | ET | Program support | $10,062,681 |
| The Government of the Republic of Botswana | BC | Program support | $10,000,000 |
| Willows International | Middletown, RI | Program support | $9,835,682 |
| St Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights | ET | Program support | $8,247,815 |
| University of Nebraska Omaha Board of Regents | Omaha, NE | Scholarships | $7,111,771 |
| University of Nebraska Omaha Board of Regents | Omaha, NE | Scholarships | $6,947,897 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $6,661,208 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $6,007,867 |
| Somali Regional Health Bureau | ET | Program support | $6,000,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $5,507,865 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln Board of Regents | Lincoln, NE | Scholarships | $5,475,254 |
| Naf Hotline Fund | Annapolis Junction, MD | General operating support | $5,464,955 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln Board of Regents | Lincoln, NE | Scholarships | $5,362,721 |
| Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion | RW | Program support | $5,200,000 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents | Lincoln, NE | Scholarships | $5,118,668 |
| Shared Ascent Fund | Sacramento, CA | Program support | $5,065,014 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $5,025,943 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Program support | $5,011,444 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | Program support | $5,005,969 |
| Global Poverty Project Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $5,001,126 |
| Afaxys Inc | Charleston, SC | Program support | $5,000,000 |
| Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | ET | Program support | $5,000,000 |
| Africa Union Commission | ET | Program support | $5,000,000 |
| Ministry of Public Health Guinea-Bissau | PU | Program support | $5,000,000 |
| Rwanda Society of Obstetrician and Gynecologist | RW | Program support | $5,000,000 |
| Ifwhenhow | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $4,763,876 |
Showing the 60 largest of 417 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows International | Middletown, RI | Program support | $17,301,146 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $11,980,845 |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Health | Program support | $10,000,000 | |
| Ministry of Health Malawi | Program support | $10,000,000 | |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | General operating support | $7,802,429 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $5,992,133 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $5,079,603 |
| Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | Program support | $5,000,000 | |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | Program support | $4,665,325 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $4,251,775 |
| Ifwhenhow | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $4,236,124 |
| Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Omaha, NE | Program support | $4,082,212 |
| Urge Unite for Reproductive Gender Equity | Washington, DC | General operating support | $3,972,004 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $3,737,073 |
| Ms Foundation for Women | Brooklyn, NY | Program support | $3,149,428 |
| Power to Decide | Washington, DC | Program support | $2,494,306 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Program support | $2,487,818 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support | $2,262,024 |
| Families USA Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program support | $2,004,797 |
| Black Feminist Future Inc | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $2,002,887 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Program support | $1,995,546 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $1,987,746 |
| Nebraska Department of Education | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $1,813,660 |
| National Health Law Program Inc | Washington, DC | Program support | $1,698,364 |
| Community Catalyst Inc | Boston, MA | Program support | $1,603,641 |
| Ibis Reproductive Health | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $1,545,744 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $1,519,635 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Program support | $1,498,899 |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | Program support | $1,496,467 |
| Northeast Community College Foundation | Norfolk, NE | Program support | $1,350,252 |
| Advocates for Youth | Washington, DC | General operating support | $1,297,192 |
| African Leadership University Foundation | Program support | $1,000,000 | |
| Rewire News Group | Mclean, VA | General operating support | $998,617 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $996,933 |
| Supermajority Education Fund | New York, NY | Program support | $996,228 |
| One Economy Foundation | General operating support | $928,329 | |
| Legal Voice | Seattle, WA | Program support | $847,854 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Program support | $847,589 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $796,176 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $782,336 |
| Women's Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | Program support | $747,863 |
| Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $745,241 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support | $680,877 |
| New Voices Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $643,870 |
| The George Washington University | Washington, DC | Program support | $618,912 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $585,766 |
| Gender Justice | St Paul, MN | Program support | $504,241 |
| Access Reproductive Care-Southeast | Atlanta, GA | Program support | $498,970 |
| Center for Health Progress | Denver, CO | Program support | $497,353 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support | $463,360 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | Program support | $448,284 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Program support | $435,365 |
| Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | Program support | $405,786 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Program support | $398,015 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $349,587 |
| Blue Mountain Clinic Inc | Missoula, MT | Program support | $349,355 |
| Progressive Multiplier Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $348,449 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Program support | $348,444 |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | Washington, DC | General operating support | $298,759 |
| Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $296,863 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,460,871,411 | 492 |
| 2024 | $908,844,493 | 440 |
| 2023 | $695,209,110 | 464 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641319349100634
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-6032365
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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