Warren Buffett to donate $37 billion (USD) to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
{{date|June 26, 2006}}

[[w:Warren Buffett|Warren Buffett]], the billionaire investor of [[w:Berkshire Hathaway|Berkshire Hathaway Inc.]], announced on June 25 to [[w:Fortune magazine|Fortune magazine]] that he would be donating a total of $37 billion ([[w:USD|USD]]) to the [[w:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation|Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], which is already worth over $29 billion, and other charities. Buffett, at 75, is one of the richest people on the planet with a fortune estimated at $44 billion. Buffett previously stated that he would give a mass portion of his wealth away to [[w:philanthropy|philanthropic]] purposes in his will when he died.

== External links ==
*[http://www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/Announcements/Announce-060625.htm Statement from Bill and Melinda Gates on Buffett's announcement]
*[http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ Buffett's firm, Berkshire Hathaway]

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/25/magazines/fortune/charity1.fortune/index.htm
|title=Warren Buffett gives away his fortune
|author=Carol J. Loomis
|pub=Fortune
|date=June 25, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5115920.stm
|title=Buffett donates $37bn to charity
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=June 26, 2006}}
*{{source
|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/MellodyHobson/story?id=2118501&page=1
|title=Warren Buffett's Unprecedented Generosity
|author=
|pub=ABC News
|date=26 June 2006}}

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Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced on June 25 to Fortune magazine that he would be donating a total of $37 billion (USD) to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is already worth over $29 billion, and other charities. Buffett, at 75, is one of the richest people on the planet with a fortune estimated at $44 billion. Buffett previously stated that he would give a mass portion of his wealth away to philanthropic purposes in his will when he died.
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