Warren Buffett's philanthropy surpasses $51 billion with latest donation.
TL;DR
Warren Buffett donated over $3.5 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other charities, bringing his total charitable donations to over $50 billion. The donations included 10.45 million Class B shares to the Gates Foundation and 3.2 million shares to four other nonprofits. Buffett has already donated more than half of his Berkshire stock and plans to donate more than 99% of his estate to philanthropic causes.
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