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BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND (EIN 20-1768874)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-30
IRS object ID
202501209349101415
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-04-30T12:05:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118081 BURT ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP680224722ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201768874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4023410933PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1808 CONAGRA DRIVE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSIE RASMUSSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4023410933PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWENDY R COOLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01523804PTIN
Phone4023302660PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$9,046,904FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$33,095,923ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$40,574InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$40,574InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$406,002NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$4,360,731GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$4,360,516CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$39OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$0OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$33,542,538TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$4,401,090TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$593,350CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$593,350CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$768,970OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$768,970OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$481,039PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$0PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$481,039PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$13,756LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$13,756LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$21,243AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$21,243AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$329,510OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$329,510OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$167,299TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$82,299TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$117,670OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$117,670OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$116,179TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$116,179TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$1,555PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,555PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$38,372OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$38,372OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,648,943TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,563,943TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$31,856,902ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$31,856,902ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$34,505,845TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,420,845TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$963,307ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$4,401,090NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$3,414,517SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$401,541SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$401,541SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$40,136PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$11,912PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$11,912PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$5,151,676CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$8,633,451CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$8,633,451CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,348LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,348LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,606,329TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,046,904TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$9,046,904TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$8,606,329NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$9,046,904NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$8,606,329TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,046,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$8,606,329TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$9,046,904TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$8,606,329TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$963,307ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$1,403,882OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$9,046,904SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,046,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL BD2024-04-182024-07-16$1,962,449$97$1,962,352$1,962,352
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL BD2024-04-182024-08-15$2,398,282$118$2,398,164$2,398,164
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$4,360,516CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$61,175InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$61,175SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$61,175TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$112,189EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$112,189TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$51,014OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$51,014AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.BUFFETTEARLY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksSUSAN MULLINIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4023410933PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1808 CONAGRA DRIVE STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SUSAN A BUFFETT
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR & CHAIR5.00$0$0$0
HELEN RAIKES
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR & TREASURER5.00$0$0$0
WALLACE WEITZ
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR & SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
MIKE BURKE
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102VICE-PRESIDENT40.00$228,610$85,060$0
JESSIE RASMUSSEN
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102PRESIDENT40.00$364,740$95,586$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
GLADYS HAYNES
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR OF NEBRASKA40.00$204,807$82,887$0
SHANNON COTSORADIS
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR OF POLICY A40.00$189,150$79,512$0
ERIC BUCHANAN
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI40.00$192,236$64,666$0
SUSAN MULLIN
808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102VP, FINANCE AND ADMI40.00$170,784$73,328$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
LAKELIGHT ADVISORY LLC
805 LAKE ST UNIT 186OAK PARKIL60301ADVISORY SERVICES$95,000
EARLY OPPORTUNITIES LLC
5006 50TH PLACE NWWASHINGTONDC20016STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING$75,000
THRIVING FAMILIES THRIVING CHILDREN LLC
3260 PACES MILL RD SEATLANTAGA30339CONSULTING$75,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$8,179,362AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,412,581AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$10,591,943TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$10,591,943AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$158,879CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$10,433,064NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$521,653MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$521,653MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$61,175TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$61,175TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$460,478DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$39RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$460,517DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$460,517DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$34,420,845ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,420,845QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$460,517DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$8,254,968ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$3,397,194ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$7,624,748ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$3,531,039ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$22,807,949TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,420,845QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$33,095,923TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$460,517AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$864,405RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$56,768,277TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$33,095,923CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$23,672,354ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$23,672,354ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (41 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS
PO BOX 3882WASHINGTONDC20027PCSTATE BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SUPPORT$2,991,046
CAPITA SOCIAL INC
157 WELBORN ST SUITE B201GREENVILLESC29601PCCHILD CARE POLICY PROJECT SUPPORT$85,000
CHILD CARE SERVICES ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 901CHAPEL HILLNC27514PCEARLY YEARS TEACH CONVENING$1,000
CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE
4545 DODGE STREETOMAHANE68132PCKIDSQUAD PROGRAM SUPPORT$280,000
COMIC RELIEF INC
120 BROADWAY 22ND FLOORNEW YORKNY12071PCRED NOSE DAY - SAVE THE CHILDREN MATCHING GRANT$300,000
DC ACTION
1400 16TH STREET NW SUITE 740WASHINGTONDC20036PCGENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT$5,000
EDUCARE LINCOLN
3435 N 14TH STREETLINCOLNNE68521PCQUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT$3,085,708
EDUCARE OF OMAHA INC
4201 N 34TH AVEOMAHANE68111PCQUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT$4,756,540
EDUCARE OF WASHINGTON DC
640 ANACOSTIA AVENUE NEWASHINGTONDC20019PCQUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT$695,657
EDUCARE OF WINNEBAGO INC
205 BLUFF STREETWINNEBAGONE68071PCRENOVATION PROJECT SUPPORT$35,000
FIRST BOOK
1319 F STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20004PCBOOKS FOR ALL COALITION SUPPORT$250,000
FOUNDATIONS INC
701 EAST GATE DRIVE STE 300MT LAURELNJ08054PCGRADE LEVEL READING PROGRAM SUPPORT$150,000
HOLLAND CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE
1111 N 13TH ST STE 414OMAHANE68102PFHOLLAND HEROES EVENT SUPPORT$2,500
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE BOX 1049NEW YORKNY10029PCEARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORT$150,000
LINCOLN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
1420 P STREETLINCOLNNE68508PCCHILDCARE PROVIDER NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM EVENT SUPPORT$3,000
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 100LINCOLNNE68508PCLINCOLN LITTLES PROGRAM SUPPORT$150,000
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES
7929 WEST CENTER RDOMAHANE68124PCEARLY CHILDHOOD HANDBOOK PROJECT SUPPORT$24,424
MALONE COMMUNITY CENTER
2032 U STREETLINCOLNNE68503PCGENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT$150,000
NCSL FOUNDATION FOR STATE LEGISLATURES
7700 E 1ST PLDENVERCO80230PCCHILD CARE POLICY PROJECT SUPPORT$200,000
NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION
1651 PRINCE STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314PCEARLY CHILDHOOD INNOVATION SUMMIT & DATA SUPPORT$5,000
NATIONAL WORKFORCE REGISTRY ALLIANCE
PO BOX 58190WASHINGTONDC20037PCEARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE REPORT SUPPORT$25,000
NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 200LINCOLNNE68508PCFIRST FIVE NEBRASKA OPERATING SUPPORT, ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAM SUPPORT, COMMUNITIES 4 KIDS PROGRAM SUPPORT, CHANGEMAKERS LUNCHEON SUPPORT, SCALING UP PROJECT SUPPORT, DATA PROJECT SUPPORT$5,440,550
NEBRASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLABORATIVE
3200 N 30TH STREET STE 200OMAHANE68111PCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2025, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2024, PROFESSIONALS NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM$3,003,691
NEXT DOOR FOUNDATION INC
2545 N29TH STREETMILWAUKEEWI53210PCEDUCARE MILWAUKEE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SUPPORT$450,000
NORTH MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
PO BOX 1848OXFORDMS38677PCCENTER FOR EC POLICY & ADVANCEMENT SUPPORT$100,000
PARTNERSHIP 4 KIDS
1004 FARNAM STREET STE 200OMAHANE68102PCBOOK BUDDY PROGRAM SUPPORT$85,700
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 3CAMBRIDGEMA02138PCCENTER FOR THE DEVELOPING CHILD OPERATING SUPPORT$1,250,763
PROJECT HARMONY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
11949 Q STREETOMAHANE68137PCIMPACT FROM INFANCY PROJECT SUPPORT, ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT$501,911
PUBIC PRIVATE STRATEGIES INSTITUTE
700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 2ND FLWASHINGTONDC20003PCINVEST IN AMERICA PROJECT SUPPORT$125,000
REACH OUT & READ INC
89 SOUTH STREET SUITE 201BOSTONMA02111PCNEBRASKA AFFILIATE SUPPORT$100,000
SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC
23564 CALABASAS ROAD SUITE 201CALABASASCA91302PCOPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE PROJECT SUPPORT$15,000
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
1909 K ST NWWASHINGTONDC20006PCCONFERENCE SUPPORT$40,000
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 N 24TH STREETPHOENIXAZ85008PCREFLECTIVE SUPERVISION PROJECT SUPPORT$90,000
START EARLY
33 W MONROE STREET STE 1200CHICAGOIL60603PCEDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT, FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND SUPPORT, AND ANNUAL LUNCHEON SUPPORT$4,709,763
THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
988145 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTEROMAHANE68198PCKIDSIGHT PROJECT SUPPORT$110,883
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
103 SOUTH BUILDING CAMPUS BOX 9100CHAPEL HILLNC27599PCFRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT - ELN EVALUATION$880,214
TSNE
89 SOUTH ST STE 700BOSTONMA02111PCECFC RAISING CHILD CARE FUND, ECFC MEMBERSHIP, BUILD CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP, ECFC MEETING SUPPORT, RJE PROGRAM SUPPORT$565,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS
3835 HOLDREGE STREETLINCOLNNE68503PCEDUCARE OF LINCOLN EVALUATION, VITA PROGRAM SUPPORT$335,515
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
1010 LINCOLN MALL STE 300LINCOLNNE68508PCTHRIVE EVENT SUPPORT, NE CTR FOR RESEARCH ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS FUND, UNO CEHHS EC INCLUSIVE DIRECTOR FUND$455,537
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PEABODY COLLEGE
PMB 414 230 APPLETON PLNASHVILLETN37203PCPN-3 PROJECT SUPPORT$250,000
VOICES FOR CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA
319 S 17TH ST STE 212OMAHANE68102PCCONVENING SPONSORSHIP$2,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$31,856,902TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Grant Or Contri Apprv For Fut GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
EDUCARE LINCOLN
3435 N 14TH STREETLINCOLNNE68521PCQUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT$728,272
NCSL FOUNDATION FOR STATE LEGISLATURES
7700 E 1ST PLDENVERCO80230PCCHILD CARE POLICY PROJECT SUPPORT$200,000
NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 200LINCOLNNE68508PCCOMMUNITIES 4 KIDS PROGRAM SUPPORT, DATA PROJECT SUPPORT$736,154
NEXT DOOR FOUNDATION INC
2545 N29TH STREETMILWAUKEEWI53210PCEDUCARE MILWAUKEE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SUPPORT$425,000
PUBIC PRIVATE STRATEGIES INSTITUTE
700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 2ND FLWASHINGTONDC20003PCINVEST IN AMERICA PROJECT SUPPORT$125,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
103 SOUTH BUILDING CAMPUS BOX 9100CHAPEL HILLNC27599PCFRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT - ELN EVALUATION$600,171
TSNE
89 SOUTH ST STE 700BOSTONMA02111PCECFC RAISING CHILD CARE FUND, RJE PROGRAM SUPPORT$700,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS
3835 HOLDREGE STREETLINCOLNNE68503PCRESPECT PROJECT SUPPORT$719,708
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$4,234,305TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$40,574ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$406,002ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRETURNED CONTRIBUTIONSDesc
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$39RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$446,576ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$39RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$446,615TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number11ALineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementGRANT FUNDS RETURNED PURSUANT TO TERMS OF GRANT AGREEMENTSRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION
1808 CONAGRA DRIVE SUITE 200OMAHANE68102$30,095,923Yes (X)Yes (X)
THE REBECCA SUSAN BUFFETT FOUNDATION
21016 CHEVY CHASEBEVERLY HILLSCA90210$3,000,000Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
137,600 SHS BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B$14,955,0242024-04-18
132,600 SHS BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B$15,140,8992024-10-22

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$21,243Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$21,243DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Distribution From Corpus Election DistributionFromCorpusElection

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ElectionPURSUANT TO IRC SECTION 4942(H)(2) AND REGULATION 53.4942(A)-3(D)(2), THE BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND HEREBY ELECTS TO TREAT $33,095,923 OF CURRENT YEAR QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TAX YEAR'S UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME AS BEING MADE OUT OF CORPUS FOR THE FOLLOWING TAX YEARS:CURRENT 2024 TAX YEAR PASSTHROUGH FUNDS: $33,095,923ElectionDesc

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROPERTY DISTRIBUTIONS VALUED AT FAIR MARKET VALUEIdentifierTxt
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, PART III, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationDURING 2024, 15 PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION GRANTS WERE MADE TO TEN (10) SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL PROPERTY DISTRIBUTIONS WERE OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B STOCK. THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AND BOOK VALUE OF THE DISTRIBUTED SHARES WAS $24,063,301 AND $22,734,805, RESPECTIVELY. THE DONATED STOCK'S APPRECIATION IN VALUE, $1,328,496 IS REPORTED ON FORM 990-PF, PART III, LINE 3.MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - CLASS BStockNm
EOY Book Value$8,633,451EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$8,633,451EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGALCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$13,756LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$13,756DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INTERNET$112$0$112
REPAIRS$1,174$0$1,174
POSTAGE$1,213$0$1,213
BANK CHARGES$2,232$0$2,232
OFFICE SUPPLIES$10,630$0$10,630
INSURANCE$8,754$0$8,754
TELEPHONE$7,285$0$7,285
MISCELLANEOUS$6,972$0$6,972

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRETURNED CONTRIBUTIONSDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$39RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Adjusted Net Income$39AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CHANGE IN VALUE OF DONATED STOCK$1,328,496
UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES$75,386

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryOTHER PROFESSIONALCategoryTxt
Amt$329,510Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$329,510DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PAYROLL TAXES$82,299$0$82,299
EXCISE TAXES$85,000$0$0