"Warren Buffett's Thanksgiving Millions: A Simple Will and Generous Donations"
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Warren Buffett has donated a total of 2.4 million Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares, worth approximately $870 million, to family-linked nonprofit organizations including The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation. This donation supplements his lifetime pledges made in 2006. Buffett's three adult children will be the executors of his will and trustees of the charitable trust that will receive the majority of his wealth. In a statement, Buffett praised America and expressed confidence in his successor, Greg Abel, and the Berkshire Hathaway board.
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