Buffett Foundation
A quiet, donor endowed foundation that has spent more than fifty years putting Nebraska students with financial need through college
Financial profile
Buffett Foundation · EIN 85-0360365 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1 | $2,276 | $49 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $1 | $156 | $2,324 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $1 | $2,943 | $2,480 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $5,000 | $2,737 | $5,423 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $1 | $10 | $3,160 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $1 | $903 | $2,164 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Buffett Foundation is read alongside.
SHEF
Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation
An endowed belief that a student's zip code should not decide their future, expressed as scholarships across…
DF
Dougherty Foundation
An Arizona scholarship foundation founded in 1954 that partners with donors and colleges to give need based…
KF
Kerr Foundation
An Oklahoma family foundation supporting education, health, arts and human services across Oklahoma and…
BCSSF
The BISON Children's Scholarship Fund
A Western New York scholarship fund giving low-income children tuition to attend the private school of their…
PPF
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
A civic scholarship engine that promises Pittsburgh's public school graduates a funded path to college and…
12 companies named
Who backs BF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Buffett Foundation's peers, but not Buffett Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Buffett Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Buffett Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | PPF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Outfitters | Named | 1 of 1 |
| BNY | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company, Inc. | Named | 1 of 1 |
| FNB | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Giant Eagle | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Highmark | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Highmark Wholecare | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Howmet Aerospace | Named | 1 of 1 |
| KeyBank | Named | 1 of 1 |
| PNC | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Viatris | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A quiet, donor endowed foundation that has spent more than fifty years putting Nebraska students with financial need through college
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Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Citadel.
Strengths
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