New Mexico · Private foundation
Buffett Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2k
- Granted FY2021
- 3
- Grants FY2021
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $1,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 2
- Total assets, FY2021
- $239k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Buffett Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | $2k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $1k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $300 | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $500 | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Albuquerque Christian Children's Home Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Roadrunner Food Bank Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ponderosa Christian Camp | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($1k), not named here.
About Buffett Foundation Inc
- How much does Buffett Foundation Inc give?
- Buffett Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $2,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Buffett Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Health (39%), Recreation & Sports (13%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Buffett Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation ($1k), Albuquerque Christian Children's Home Inc ($500), Roadrunner Food Bank Inc ($500).
- Does Buffett Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Buffett Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Buffett Foundation Inc based?
- Buffett Foundation Inc is based in NM.
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