Howard G. Buffett Foundation

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation is a US-based private philanthropic foundation, chaired by Howard G. Buffett, son of Warren Buffett. The Foundation’s mission is to catalyse transformational change to improve the standard of living and quality of life, particularly for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations. It invests most of its funding in three main areas: food security, conflict mitigation and public safety across 130 countries in the world.

Official website: www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org

Private development finance

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation provided USD 94.1 million for development in 2020 through its grantmaking activities. Compared to 2019, this amount decreased by 40% in real terms.

This profile is based on estimates, using information available in the Howard G. Buffett Foundation’s publicly available tax return forms (990-PF) and annual reports.

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The Howard G. Buffett Foundation’s development finance was primarily focused on Africa (USD 47.6 million) and America (USD 46.5 million), accounting respectively for 51% and 49% of gross bilateral contributions.

Further details on the geographic allocation and sectoral distribution of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation’s grants in 2020 are unavailable.

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