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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-0824756

Howard G Buffett Foundation

A private foundation in Decatur, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $698.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $698,710,460

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $718,146,804

  • Tax year 2024

    $473,405,666

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $395,644,308

  • Tax year 2023

    $458,103,720

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $419,598,452

  • Tax year 2022

    $297,165,049

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $535,810,165

  • Tax year 2021

    $227,071,720

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $381,115,382

  • Tax year 2020

    $128,066,639

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $302,780,535

  • Tax year 2019

    $212,363,909

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $276,625,308

  • Tax year 2018

    $139,551,366

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $267,119,979

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    See attached PDF

    $698,710,460

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Howard G BuffettCHAIRMAN & CEO Hours 40Pay $0
  • Devon G BuffettDirector Hours 10Pay $0
  • Trisha A CookSecretary Hours 10Pay $0
  • Heidi HeitkampDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael D WalterDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ann Kelly BoltenPresident Hours 40Pay $707,725
  • Erin MorganDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charlotte RyanTreasurer Hours 40Pay $210,125

The return

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