Warren Buffett and Bill Gates remain committed to large philanthropic donations but will no longer donate jointly. Buffett ended a 20-year practice of gifting Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation this year, instead directing donations to four Buffett family foundations, and said he plans to donate all his Berkshire shares to those family foundations by end‑2034. He said the move is not due to any deterioration in his relationship with Gates or reporting about Gates and Epstein; Gates

2026-07-15

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates remain committed to large philanthropic donations but will no longer donate jointly. Buffett ended a 20-year practice of gifting Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation this year, instead directing donations to four Buffett family foundations, and said he plans to donate all his Berkshire shares to those family foundations by end‑2034. He said the move is not due to any deterioration in his relationship with Gates or reporting about Gates and Epstein; Gates recently visited Omaha and the two remain on good terms.