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The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

EIN 47-6032365 · NE · NTEE T22 · Form 990-PF, fiscal 2023

A private grantmaking foundation based in Omaha, Nebraska, established in 1964 and renamed in 2004 for Susan Buffett, late wife of Warren Buffett. Funded largely by Buffett family assets, it is one of the world's largest private funders of reproductive health, focusing on contraception access and abortion rights domestically and internationally. It also funds college scholarships for Nebraska students. The foundation operates quietly and does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.

Financials, fiscal 2023

Revenue

$1.27B

Expenses

$763.3M

Total assets

$2.27B

Net assets

$2.27B

Operating margin

39.9%

1-year growth

32.6%

5-year growth (CAGR)

32.8%

Reserve (years of spending)

35.7

Contributions share

70.6%

Programme spending

n/a

Fundraising cost

n/a

Executive pay share

0.17%

Employees

n/a

Revenue per employee

n/a

Grants paid

n/a

Years filing

59

NFP Health Score: 83 / 100

Financial 80 · Governance 85 · Operational 90. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.

Mission

To prevent unintended pregnancy and ensure access to safe abortion in the U.S. and internationally, working toward a world in which every woman controls her reproduction.

Revenue history