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The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 47-6032365 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.4B
Grants reported
815
Median grant
$503.1K
Future commitments
$567.7M

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2025417$1.5B
2024398$908.8M

Where The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

KIGALI$336MDistrict of Columbia$268.7MNew York$197.5MMaryland$150MFCT ABUJA$130.5M

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NIGERIAFCT ABUJAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$80.5M
NAF HOTLINE FUNDANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MDPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$67.3M
NAF HOTLINE FUNDANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MDPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$60.6M
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENTWASHINGTON, DCPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$60M
OROMIA HEALTH BUREAUADDIS ABABAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$50.5M
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NIGERIAFCT ABUJAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$50M
MINISTRY OF HEALTH BURKINA FASOOUAGADOUGOUPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$47M
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIAGENEVAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$40M
HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEANKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$38.6M
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION SIERRA LEONEFREETOWN, WESTERNPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$38M
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING (CIRHT)KIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$36.8M
SAND TECH HOLDINGS LIMITEDEBENEPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$35.2M
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIAGENEVAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$35M
HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEANKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$33.6M
MINISTRY OF HEALTH RWANDAKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$32.8M
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCNEW YORK, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$32.7M
GIDABO POLICY AND ADVOCACY CENTERKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$32.4M
IMBUTO FOUNDATIONKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$30.8M
REPUBLIC OF TOGOLOMEPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$30M
MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPUBLIC OF RWANDAKIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$30M
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TRAINING (CIRHT)KIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$30M
SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS AFRICAADDIS ADABAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$30M
KING FAISAL HOSPITAL RWANDA FOUNDATION (KFHRF)KIGALIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$28.2M
KING FAISAL HOSPITAL RWANDA FOUNDATIONKIGALI CITYPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$27.9M
KENYA MINISTRY OF HEALTH STATE DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAL SERVICESNAIROBIPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$26M

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

Contact
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Address
808 CONAGRA DRIVE STE 300 OMAHA, NE, 68102
Phone
4029431300
Deadlines
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Application materials
FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://BUFFETTSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG/.
Restrictions
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Application information: https://buffettscholarships.org/

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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