HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION (EIN 47-0824756)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202611329349100526
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-12T07:39:55-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN472189887PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HJERPE & TENNISON CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12712 MCGRAW DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP61704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN470824756EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2174239286PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE AAddressLine1Txt
CityDECATURCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62521ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHOWARD G BUFFETTPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMAN & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEric HjerpePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01026458PTIN
Phone3096631120PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$737,675,908FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$523,678,864ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$16,770,952InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$16,770,952InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$16,770,952InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$5,985,900DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$5,985,900DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$5,985,900DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$418,297,438NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$994,296,425GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$418,297,438CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Incm Modifications Adj Net Incm$75,196,966IncmModificationsAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$1,365OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$964,734,519TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$441,054,290TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$97,953,818TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$917,850CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$917,850CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$2,681,228OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,681,228OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$552,383PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$552,383PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$379,875LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$379,865LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$102,103AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$102,103AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$89,456OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$89,456OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$6,356,542TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,356,542TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$197,190DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$220,108OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$220,108OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$839,475TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$839,475TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,373,380OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,373,380OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$18,709,590TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,512,390TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$698,710,460ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$494,963,612ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$717,420,050TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$513,476,002TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$247,314,469ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$441,054,290NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$97,953,818AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$664,307CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$615,186CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$615,186CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$67,407,132SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$132,550,146SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$132,550,146SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$262,986,422USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$519,210,697USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$520,399,542USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$55,233,027CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$61,521,927CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$79,862,186CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$25OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$25OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$25OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,888,355LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,348,259LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$559,747LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$540,096LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$540,096LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$8,793,648OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$3,708,727OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$3,708,727OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$395,644,308TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$718,146,804TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$737,675,908TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$142,599AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$88,435AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$57,476OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$102,701OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$200,075TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$191,136TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$395,444,233RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$717,955,668RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$395,444,233TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$717,955,668TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$395,644,308TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$718,146,804TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$395,444,233TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$247,314,469ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$75,196,966OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$717,955,668SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$717,955,668TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (11 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmt
171,858 BRKBP2004-01-062025-01-23$79,062,319$13,283,502$65,778,817$65,778,817
263,142 BRKBP2004-12-132025-01-23$120,517,101$11,427,750$109,089,351$109,089,351
99,250 BRKBP2004-12-132025-04-21$49,753,762$5,601,008$44,152,754$44,152,754
440,750 BRKBP2004-12-132025-04-22$225,020,151$24,872,992$200,147,159$200,147,159
355,925 BRKBP2025-06-302025-06-30$172,771,743$172,773,113-$1,370-$1,370
304,441 BRKBP2025-06-302025-07-01$147,888,104$147,781,750$106,354$106,354
400,000 BRKBP2025-11-102025-11-12$198,562,844$199,624,000-$1,061,156-$1,061,156
25,993 WBDP2022-04-132025-12-19$720,401$602,004$118,397$118,397
IMPROVEMENTSP2019-07-152025-01-01$6,250-$3,748-$3,748$2,502
WINDOWS -407P2020-06-052025-01-01$31,535-$21,333-$21,333$10,202
WINDOWS - 407P2021-05-262025-01-01$10,623-$7,787-$7,787$2,836
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$418,297,438CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$956,172NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$6,130,655InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$6,130,655SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$6,130,655TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$6,030,000EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$6,030,000TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$3,039EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$103,694TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateILOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateNEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityYes (true)OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TREASURERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2174239286PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE AAddressLine1Txt
CityDECATURCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionYes (true)ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign CountrySFForeignCountryCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (true)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
HOWARD G BUFFETT
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE ADECATURIL62521CHAIRMAN & CEO40.00$0$47,694
DEVON G BUFFETT
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE ADECATURIL62521Director10.00$0$28,136
TRISHA A COOK
855 W WILDWOOD DRMT ZIONIL62549Secretary10.00$0
HEIDI HEITKAMP
21 CAPTAIN LEACH DRMANDANND58554Director1.00$0
MICHAEL D WALTER
9905 BROADMOOR RDOMAHANE68114DIRECTOR2.00$0
ANN KELLY BOLTEN
5425 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 600CHEVY CHASEMD20815President40.00$707,725$23,018
ERIN MORGAN
3134 NORTH 178TH STOMAHANE68116Director1.00$0
CHARLOTTE RYAN
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE ADECATURIL62521Treasurer40.00$210,125$21,911

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmt
ZEYNEP ORHAN
9605 SOTWEED DRPOTOMOCMD20854SR VP FINANCE40.00$288,750$32,669
JOANNA KOZAKOU
1150 N PITT STALEXANDRIAVA22314VP OPS & ADMIN40.00$272,850$26,990
JULIE ATTIA
6362 BURTON CIRCLEFALLS CHURCHVA22041SR VP40.00$168,462$24,127
LAUREN ALLISON
2879 S FORREST LNDECATURIL62521DESIGN & PUBS40.00$155,143$78,284
SABRA BRUCKER
38723 E 2300 NORTH ROADCROPSYIL61731SR EXEC ASST40.00$148,588$126,798
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k14OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE STE 4400CHICAGOIL60606LEGAL FEES$353,736
HIGHWIRE LLC
727 SANSOME STSAN FRANCISCOCA94111SERVICES$147,500
CHRISTA JANE ANDERSON
521 OLD FARM COURTDANVILLECA94526SERVICES$146,186
THERESA ANN NIETZEL
9400 CARPENTER ROADEDENNY14057SERVICES$138,126
THOMAS J DOYLE
37 GARLEN RDKATONAHNY10536SERVICES$174,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k7ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR CONFLICT MITIGATION INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Description1Txt
Expenses1$3,725,290Expenses1Amt
Description2PROGRAM EXPENSES TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY.Description2Txt
Expenses2$470,896Expenses2Amt
Description3PROGRAM EXPENSES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.Description3Txt
Expenses3$762,123Expenses3Amt
Description4PROGRAM EXPENSES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY.Description4Txt
Expenses4$136,579Expenses4Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$501,060,773AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$150,535,682AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$651,596,455TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$651,596,455AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$9,773,947CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$641,822,508NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$32,091,125MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$32,091,125MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$6,130,655TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$6,130,655TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$25,960,470DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$75,196,966RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$101,157,436DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$101,157,436DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$513,476,002ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$210,406CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Qualifying Distributions$513,686,408QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$101,157,436DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$103,866,278ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$188,198,059ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$148,381,663ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$464,415,260ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$419,678,406ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,324,539,666TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$513,686,408QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$101,157,436AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$412,528,972RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,737,068,638TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$103,866,278ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,633,202,360ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$188,198,059ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$148,381,663ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$464,415,260ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$419,678,406ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$412,528,972ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonGRANTSRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SEE ATTACHED PDFAddressLine1Txt
CityDECATURCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Foundation StatusNCRecipientFoundationStatusCd
Grant Or Contribution PurposeSEE ATTACHED PDFGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$698,710,460Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$698,710,460TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Program Service Revenue Dtl ProgramServiceRevenueDtl (2 entries)

DescDescRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
BOOK ROYALTY$522
REBATE$843

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$16,770,952ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$5,985,900ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$418,297,438RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$22,756,852ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$418,298,803RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$441,055,655TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp (2 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxtRelationship StatementRelationshipStatementTxt
1AINCOME IS THE RESULT OF A BOOK ROYALTY PAYMENT
1BINCOME IS THE RESULT OF A CREDIT CARD REBATE

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (3 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
WARREN BUFFETT
11440 KIEWIT PLAZAOMAHANE68131$320,554,864Yes (X)
WARREN BUFFETT
21440 KIEWIT PLAZAOMAHANE68131$199,624,000Yes (X)
AFRICAN PARKS NETWORK
321 WEST 46TH STNEW YORKNY10036$3,500,000Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (3 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1660,366 BRKB SHARES$320,554,8642025-06-30
2400,000 BRKB SHARES$199,624,0002025-11-10
3EQUIPMENT$3,500,0002025-03-05

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BILL.COM$9,900$0$0$9,900
GRANTMAKER$24,205$0$0$24,205
HJERPE & TENNISON CPAS$17,596$0$0$17,596
SAGE INTACCT$39,602$0$0$39,602
THESIS TECH$10,800$0$0$10,800

Contractor Compensation Expln ContractorCompensationExpln

Contractor Comp Expln ContractorCompExplnGrp (5 entries)

ExplanationExplanationTxt
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
LEGAL FEES
CHRISTA JANE ANDERSON
SERVICES
HIGHWIRE LLC
SERVICES
THERESA ANN NIETZEL
SERVICES
THOMAS J DOYLE
SERVICES

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (52 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtRtRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
IMPROVEMENTS2019-07-15$6,250$2,293SL0.0667$209
WINDOWS -4072020-06-05$31,535$9,150SL0.0667$1,052
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 1452020-07-01$41,070$36,963SL0.1000$4,107
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 4072020-05-07$8,420$7,578SL0.1000$842
SOFTWARE - 1452020-06-25$35,350$31,815SL0.1000$3,535
CONTRACTOR COMPUTER2020-04-27$1,936$1,742SL0.1000$194
CAMERA EQUIPMENT2020-01-14$79,998$72,000SL0.1000$7,998
ICAT TRAINING EQUIPMENT2020-07-01$5,999$5,400SL0.1000$599
WINDOWS - 4072021-05-26$10,623$2,481SL0.0667$355
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 1452021-07-29$30,258$21,182SL0.2000$6,052
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 1452021-04-09$7,490$5,243SL0.2000$1,498
SOFTWARE - 1452021-06-02$35,350$24,745SL0.2000$7,070
PRINTER - NE2021-12-08$931$651SL0.2000$186
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - DC2021-09-13$179$126SL0.2000$36
FURNITURE - 1452021-08-13$798$399SL0.1429$114
FURNITURE - DC2021-08-13$595$297SL0.1429$85
FURNITURE2021-10-12$8,798$4,398SL0.1429$1,257
TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT - 1452021-09-28$20,883$14,619SL0.2000$4,177
SECURITY EQUIPMENT - PANA2021-08-19$8,196$5,737SL0.2000$1,639
HVAC - HILL2022-09-23$3,577$597SL0.0667$239
COMPUTER EQUIP - 10532022-07-01$46,356$23,178SL0.2000$9,271
COMPUTER EQUIP - 1452022-07-01$37,854$18,927SL0.2000$7,571
COMPUTER EQUIP - OWANACO2022-03-08$1,609$805SL0.2000$322
SOFTWARE - 1452022-06-08$23,500$11,750SL0.2000$4,700
COMPUTER EQUIP - WDC2022-09-08$1,433$717SL0.2000$287
COMPUTER EQUIP2022-04-08$19,154$9,577SL0.2000$3,831
FURN & FIX - OWANACO2022-07-26$400$143SL0.1428$57
FURN & EQUIP2022-03-08$30,532$10,906SL0.1428$4,360
2015 CHEVY TAHOE VIN #03842022-12-31$32,000$16,000SL0.2000$6,400
2021 CHEVY TAHOE VIN#73812022-12-31$43,200$21,600SL0.2000$8,640
2021 CHEVY TAHOE VIN #63832022-12-31$54,000$27,000SL0.2000$10,800
EQUIPMENT - 1452022-05-11$5,006$2,503SL0.2000$1,001
RADIO EQUIP2022-03-08$773$387SL0.2000$155
FURN & EQUIP - 10532022-06-30$32,585$11,639SL0.1428$4,653
TELE EQUIP - 10532022-06-17$3,826$1,913SL0.2000$765
SECURITY EQUIP - 10532022-05-24$1,962$980SL0.2000$392
CAMERA EQUIP2022-09-08$43,741$21,870SL0.2000$8,748
SECURITY EQUIP - PANA2022-02-01$8,196$4,098SL0.2000$1,639
SAFETY EQUIP2022-04-08$902$450SL0.2000$180
OFFICE FURNITURE2023-04-10$5,901$1,264SL0.1429$843
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT2023-07-01$96,012$28,803SL0.2000$19,202
SOFTWARE2023-06-01$23,500$7,050SL0.2000$4,700
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT2023-03-30$26,175$7,853SL0.2000$5,235
CAMERA EQUIPMENT2023-09-01$49,313$14,794SL0.2000$9,863
OFFICE FURNITURE2024-01-31$5,178$370SL0.1429$740
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT2024-10-08$36,358$3,636SL0.2000$7,272
CAMERA EQUIPMENT2024-06-02$21,340$2,134SL0.2000$4,268
EQUIPMENT2024-03-22$6,245$625SL0.2000$1,249
EQUIPMENT SN#20020015 #200200232024-08-09$65,000$6,500SL0.2000$13,000
OFFICE FURNITURE2025-06-17$183,203SL0.0714$13,081
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT2025-07-14$14,158SL0.1000$1,416
CAMERA EQUIPMENT2025-03-31$13,046SL0.1000$1,305

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (4 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Auto./Transportation Equip.$210,904$172,144$38,760$38,760
Furniture and Fixtures$397,005$186,902$210,103$210,103
Machinery and Equipment$2,276,869$1,988,377$288,492$288,492
Improvements$3,577$836$2,741$2,741

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BARNES & THORNBURG$353,736$0$0$353,726
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY$818$0$0$818
CROKER & HUCK$122$0$0$122
PBM ADVOCATS$18,924$0$0$18,924
QUARLES & BRADY$6,275$0$0$6,275

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ASSETS TO BE DONATED$8,727,991$3,667,997$3,667,997
OTHER RECEIVABLES$39,838$40,730$40,730

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (20 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES$13,929$13,929
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS$56,114$56,114
BUSINESS MEETINGS$25,086$25,086
INSURANCE$22,957$22,957
LICENSE, PERMITS, & FEES$5,578$5,578
MEDIA$155,660$155,660
MISCELLANEOUS$71,146$71,146
OFFICE EXPENSE$71,658$71,658
OUTSIDE SERVICES$237,263$237,263
PENALTY$2,046$2,046
PROGRAM - COMMUNITY$136,579$136,579
PROGRAM - CONFLICT MITIGATION$3,725,290$3,725,290
PROGRAM - FOOD SECURITY$470,896$470,896
PROGRAM - HUMAN TRAFFICKING$762,123$762,123
PROGRAM - PUBLIC SAFETY$31,137$31,137
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$235,941$235,941
SHIPPING$50,500$50,500
SUPPLIES$199,931$199,931
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$75,051$75,051
TRAINING/SEMINARS$24,495$24,495

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
BOOK ROYALTY$522
REBATE$843

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARSDesc
Amt$75,196,966Amt

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEXCISE TAX PAYABLEDesc
BOY Book Value$57,476BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$102,701EOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXECUTIVE SEARCH$73,334$0$0$73,334
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES$16,122$0$0$16,122

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXCISE TAX$6,130,655$6,130,655
PAYROLL TAXES$225,887$225,887

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