HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization: HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION (EIN 47-0824756)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-05-14
IRS object ID: 202531349349104508
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-PF
Schedule B
Accounting Fees Schedule
Contractor Compensation Expln
Depreciation Schedule
Land Etc Schedule2
Legal Fees Schedule
Other Assets Schedule
Other Expenses Schedule
Other Income Schedule2
Other Increases Schedule
Other Liabilities Schedule
Other Professional Fees Schedule
Taxes Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-14T13:30:03-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	472189887	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Hjerpe & Tennison CPAS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2817 Reed Rd Suite 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bloomington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61704	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	470824756	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HOWA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2174239286	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE A	AddressLine1Txt
City	DECATUR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	62521	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HOWARD G BUFFETT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Eric Hjerpe	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01026458	PTIN
Phone	3096631120	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$784,389,066	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss	$425,838,752	ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss	$14,257,195	InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm	$14,257,195	InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm	$14,257,195	InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss	$4,219,827	DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm	$4,219,827	DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm	$4,219,827	DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss	-$71,025	NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price	$425,789,521	GrossSalesPriceAmt
Incm Modifications Adj Net Incm	$18,113,065	IncmModificationsAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss	$737	OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$444,245,486	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$18,477,022	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm	$36,590,087	TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss	$932,056	CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl	$932,056	CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss	$2,280,623	OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl	$2,280,623	OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss	$550,128	PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl	$550,128	PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss	$540,832	LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$540,832	LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss	$75,378	AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps	$75,378	AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss	$16,305	OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$16,305	OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss	$459,784	TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl	$459,784	TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss	$197,421	DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss	$226,931	OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl	$226,931	OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss	$704,026	TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl	$704,026	TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss	$6,891,832	OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$6,891,832	OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$12,875,316	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$12,677,895	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$473,405,666	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$462,005,815	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$486,280,982	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$474,683,710	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$42,035,496	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$18,477,022	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income	$36,590,087	AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY	$517,294	CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY	$664,307	CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV	$664,307	CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY	$39,741,936	SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY	$67,407,132	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV	$67,407,132	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY	$315,069,788	USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY	$262,986,422	USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV	$264,351,783	USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY	$55,233,027	CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY	$55,233,027	CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV	$442,637,990	CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY	$25	OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY	$25	OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV	$25	OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,119,367	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,559,620	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY	$623,047	LandBOYAmt
Land EOY	$559,747	LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV	$560,000	LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY	$8,413,335	OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY	$8,793,648	OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV	$8,767,829	OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY	$419,598,452	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$395,644,308	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$784,389,066	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY	$112,148	AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY	$142,599	AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY	$119,640	OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY	$57,476	OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$231,788	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$200,075	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY	$419,366,664	RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY	$395,444,233	RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$419,366,664	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$395,444,233	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$419,598,452	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$395,644,308	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$419,366,664	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$42,035,496	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases	$18,113,065	OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal	$395,444,233	SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$395,444,233	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDesc	How AcquiredHowAcquiredCd	AcquiredAcquiredDt	SoldSoldDt	Gross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmt	Cost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt	Gain Or LossGainOrLossAmt	Gains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
406037 BRKB	P	2024-06-26	2024-07-01	$165,201,432	$166,589,393	-$1,387,961	-$1,387,961
11300 BRKB	P	2024-06-26	2024-07-02	$4,613,211	$4,636,179	-$22,968	-$22,968
277785 BRKB	P	2024-06-26	2024-07-03	$112,814,878	$113,969,994	-$1,155,116	-$1,155,116
300000 BRKB	P	2024-11-19	2024-11-25	$143,160,000	$140,664,980	$2,495,020	$2,495,020

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income	-$71,025	CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss	-$71,025	NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	$256,831	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal	$256,831	SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$256,831	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx	$200,000	EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits	$200,000	TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 Attached	Yes (X)	Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty	$645	EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due	$57,476	TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax	$0	AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	false	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	false	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	false	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (true)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (true)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register State	IL	OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register State	NE	OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	Yes (true)	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	false	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	false	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	Yes (true)	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (true)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Address	www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org	WebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TREASURER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2174239286	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE A	AddressLine1Txt
City	DECATUR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	62521	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	Yes (true)	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign Country	SF	ForeignCountryCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	false	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	false	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	false	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	Yes (true)	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	false	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	false	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions	false	ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	false	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	false	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	false	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	false	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	false	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	false	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	false	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	false	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc	false	TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure Rspns	Yes (true)	MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
HOWARD G BUFFETT
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE A	DECATUR	IL	62521	CHAIRMAN & CEO	40.00	$0	$49,882
DEVON G BUFFETT
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE A	DECATUR	IL	62521	Director	10.00	$0	$21,059
TRISHA A COOK
1315 COUNTRY LANE	MT ZION	IL	62549	Secretary	40.00	$0
HEIDI HEITKAMP
21 CAPTAIN LEACH DR	MANDAN	ND	58554	Director	1.00	$0
MICHAEL D WALTER
9905 BROADMOOR RD	OMAHA	NE	68114	DIRECTOR	2.00	$0
ANN KELLY BOLTEN
5425 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 600	CHEVY CHASE	MD	20815	President	40.00	$632,388	$22,418
ERIN MORGAN
300 KERRI LN	SOUTH SIOUX CITY	NE	68776	Director	1.00	$0
CHARLOTTE RYAN
1053 W ROTARY WAY SUITE A	DECATUR	IL	62521	Treasurer	40.00	$186,594	$19,715

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmt
ZEYNEP ORHAN
9605 SOTWEED DR	POTOMOC	MD	20854	SR VP FINANCE	40.00	$277,115	$30,578
JOANNA KOZAKOU
4209 JAVINS DRIVE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22310	CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00	$270,790	$25,308
JULIA STRICKER
6362 BURTON CIRCLE	FALLS CHURCH	VA	22041	SR VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	$216,154	$22,977
SABRA BRUCKER
38723 E 2300 NORTH ROAD	CROPSY	IL	61731	SR EXEC ASST	40.00	$144,894	$24,930
CRISTINA CAMACHO
200 K ST NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	SR PROGRAM OFF	40.00	$131,500	$19,359

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k	13	OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Service TypeServiceTypeTxt	CompensationCompensationAmt
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE STE 4400	CHICAGO	IL	60606	LEGAL FEES	$374,500
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO LLC
527 MADISON AVE 5TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10022	SERVICES	$179,807
JANE ANDERSON
521 OLD FARM COURT	DANVILLE	CA	94526	SERVICES	$162,150
DENTONS US LLP
1221 6TH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10020	LEGAL FEES	$142,048
AMANDA BAILEY
4 VAN RENSSELAER ST	SARATOGA SPRINGS	NY	12866	SERVICES	$187,972

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k	5	ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description1	PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR CONFLICT MITIGATION INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.	Description1Txt
Expenses1	$2,491,052	Expenses1Amt
Description2	PROGRAM EXPENSES TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY.	Description2Txt
Expenses2	$2,358,462	Expenses2Amt
Description3	PROGRAM EXPENSES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.	Description3Txt
Expenses3	$818,940	Expenses3Amt
Description4	PROGRAM EXPENSES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY.	Description4Txt
Expenses4	$211,066	Expenses4Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$654,355,196	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$102,663,958	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$757,019,154	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed	$0	ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$757,019,154	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$11,355,287	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$745,663,867	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$37,283,193	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return	$37,283,193	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$256,831	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax	$256,831	TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj	$37,026,362	DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri	$18,113,065	RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded	$55,139,427	DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted	$55,139,427	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$474,683,710	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid	$134,123	CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$474,817,833	QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted	$55,139,427	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5	$197,746,294	ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4	$103,866,278	ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3	$188,198,059	ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2	$148,381,663	ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1	$464,415,260	ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov	$1,102,607,554	TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$474,817,833	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus	$0	TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year	$55,139,427	AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus	$419,678,406	RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus	$1,522,285,960	TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY	$0	UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5	$197,746,294	ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr	$1,324,539,666	ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4	$103,866,278	ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3	$188,198,059	ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2	$148,381,663	ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1	$464,415,260	ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year	$419,678,406	ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To Preselected	Yes (X)	OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient Person	GRANTS	RecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	SEE ATTACHED PDF	AddressLine1Txt
City	DECATUR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	62523	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Or Contribution Purpose	SEE ATTACHED PDF	GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt	$473,405,666	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$473,405,666	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Program Service Revenue Dtl ProgramServiceRevenueDtl (3 entries)

DescDesc	Related Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
BOOK ROYALTY	$445
MISC	$98
WORKERS COMP AUDIT REFUND	$194

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$14,257,195	ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$4,219,827	ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm	-$71,025	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	$18,477,022	ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm	-$70,288	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$18,406,734	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp (3 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxt	Relationship StatementRelationshipStatementTxt
1A	INCOME IS THE RESULT OF A BOOK ROYALTY PAYMENT
1B	MISCELLANEOUS REFUND
1C	REFUND FROM A WORKERS COMP AUDIT

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	false	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	false	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	false	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	false	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	false	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	false	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	false	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	false	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General Rule	Yes (X)	GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Address Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContributorUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCd	Total ContributionsTotalContributionsAmt	Noncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
WARREN BUFFETT
1	1440 KIEWIT PLAZA	OMAHA	NE	68131	$285,180,752	Yes (X)
WARREN BUFFETT
2	1440 KIEWIT PLAZA	OMAHA	NE	68131	$140,658,000	Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Noncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDesc	Fair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmt	ReceivedReceivedDt
1	695,122 SHARES OF BRKB	$285,180,752	2024-06-26
2	300,000 SHARES OF BRKB	$140,658,000	2024-11-19

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Adjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BILL.COM	$8,389	$0	$0	$8,389
GRANTMAKER	$23,500	$0	$0	$23,500
HJERPE & TENNISON CPAS	$14,838	$0	$0	$14,838
SAGE INTACT	$28,651	$0	$0	$28,651

Contractor Compensation Expln ContractorCompensationExpln

Contractor Comp Expln ContractorCompExplnGrp (5 entries)

ExplanationExplanationTxt
AMANDA BAILEY
SERVICES
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
LEGAL FEES
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO LLC
SERVICES
DENTONS US LLP
LEGAL FEES
JANE ANDERSON
SERVICES

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (58 entries)

PropertyPropertyDesc	AcquiredAcquiredDt	Cost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt	Prior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmt	Computation MethodComputationMethodTxt	RtRt	Current Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
OFFICE FURNITURE	2017-03-27	$4,133	$3,839	SL	0.0714	$294
OFFICE FURNITURE	2017-09-15	$26,034	$24,175	SL	0.0714	$1,859
FARM EQUIPMENT	2017-07-17	$3,500	$3,250	SL	0.0714	$250
IMPROVEMENTS	2019-07-15	$6,250	$1,876	SL	0.0667	$417
COMPUTER EQUIP	2019-08-06	$9,050	$8,145	SL	0.1000	$905
COMPUTER EQUIP	2019-07-18	$4,738	$4,266	SL	0.1000	$472
COMPUTER EQUIP	2019-11-25	$5,610	$5,049	SL	0.1000	$561
COMPUTER EQUIP	2019-04-09	$4,979	$4,482	SL	0.1000	$497
COMPUTER EQUIP	2019-10-30	$15,314	$13,783	SL	0.1000	$1,531
CAMERA EQUIP	2019-07-12	$40,300	$36,270	SL	0.1000	$4,030
WINDOWS -407	2020-06-05	$31,535	$7,359	SL	0.0667	$2,103
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 145	2020-07-01	$41,070	$28,749	SL	0.2000	$8,214
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 407	2020-05-07	$8,420	$5,894	SL	0.2000	$1,684
SOFTWARE - 145	2020-06-25	$35,350	$24,745	SL	0.2000	$7,070
CONTRACTOR COMPUTER	2020-04-27	$1,936	$1,355	SL	0.2000	$387
CAMERA EQUIPMENT	2020-01-14	$79,998	$56,000	SL	0.2000	$16,000
ICAT TRAINING EQUIPMENT	2020-07-01	$5,999	$4,200	SL	0.2000	$1,200
WINDOWS - 407	2021-05-26	$10,623	$1,772	SL	0.0667	$709
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 145	2021-07-29	$30,258	$15,130	SL	0.2000	$6,052
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - 145	2021-04-09	$7,490	$3,745	SL	0.2000	$1,498
SOFTWARE - 145	2021-06-02	$35,350	$17,675	SL	0.2000	$7,070
PRINTER - NE	2021-12-08	$931	$465	SL	0.2000	$186
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - DC	2021-09-13	$179	$90	SL	0.2000	$36
FURNITURE - 145	2021-08-13	$798	$285	SL	0.1428	$114
FURNITURE - DC	2021-08-13	$595	$212	SL	0.1428	$85
FURNITURE	2021-10-12	$8,798	$3,142	SL	0.1428	$1,256
TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT - 145	2021-09-28	$20,883	$10,442	SL	0.2000	$4,177
SECURITY EQUIPMENT - PANA	2021-08-19	$8,196	$4,098	SL	0.2000	$1,639
HVAC - HILL	2022-09-23	$3,577	$358	SL	0.0667	$239
COMPUTER EQUIP - 1053	2022-07-01	$46,356	$13,907	SL	0.2000	$9,271
COMPUTER EQUIP - 145	2022-07-01	$37,854	$11,356	SL	0.2000	$7,571
COMPUTER EQUIP - OWANACO	2022-03-08	$1,609	$483	SL	0.2000	$322
SOFTWARE - 145	2022-06-08	$23,500	$7,050	SL	0.2000	$4,700
COMPUTER EQUIP - WDC	2022-09-08	$1,433	$430	SL	0.2000	$287
COMPUTER EQUIP	2022-04-08	$19,154	$5,746	SL	0.2000	$3,831
FURN & FIX - OWANACO	2022-07-26	$400	$86	SL	0.1429	$57
FURN & EQUIP	2022-03-08	$30,532	$6,543	SL	0.1429	$4,363
2015 CHEVY TAHOE VIN #0384	2022-12-31	$32,000	$9,600	SL	0.2000	$6,400
2021 CHEVY TAHOE VIN#7381	2022-12-31	$43,200	$12,960	SL	0.2000	$8,640
2021 CHEVY TAHOE VIN #6383	2022-12-31	$54,000	$16,200	SL	0.2000	$10,800
EQUIPMENT - 145	2022-05-11	$5,006	$1,502	SL	0.2000	$1,001
RADIO EQUIP	2022-03-08	$773	$232	SL	0.2000	$155
FURN & EQUIP - 1053	2022-06-30	$32,585	$6,983	SL	0.1429	$4,656
TELE EQUIP - 1053	2022-06-17	$3,826	$1,148	SL	0.2000	$765
SECURITY EQUIP - 1053	2022-05-24	$1,962	$588	SL	0.2000	$392
CAMERA EQUIP	2022-09-08	$43,741	$13,122	SL	0.2000	$8,748
SECURITY EQUIP - PANA	2022-02-01	$8,196	$2,459	SL	0.2000	$1,639
SAFETY EQUIP	2022-04-08	$902	$270	SL	0.2000	$180
OFFICE FURNITURE	2023-04-10	$5,901	$421	SL	0.1429	$843
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	2023-07-01	$96,012	$9,601	SL	0.2000	$19,202
SOFTWARE	2023-06-01	$23,500	$2,350	SL	0.2000	$4,700
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	2023-03-30	$26,175	$2,618	SL	0.2000	$5,235
CAMERA EQUIPMENT	2023-09-01	$49,313	$4,931	SL	0.2000	$9,863
OFFICE FURNITURE	2024-01-31	$5,178		SL	0.0714	$370
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	2024-10-08	$36,358		SL	0.1000	$3,636
CAMERA EQUIPMENT	2024-06-02	$21,340		SL	0.1000	$2,134
EQUIPMENT	2024-03-22	$6,245		SL	0.1000	$625
EQUIPMENT SN#20020015 #20020023	2024-08-09	$65,000		SL	0.1000	$6,500

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (4 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxt	Cost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt	Accumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmt	Book ValueBookValueAmt	EOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Auto./Transportation Equip.	$210,904	$146,304	$64,600	$75,000
Furniture and Fixtures	$242,304	$190,954	$51,350	$50,000
Machinery and Equipment	$2,596,717	$2,190,384	$406,333	$400,000
Improvements	$69,442	$31,978	$37,464	$35,000

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	Legal FeesLegalFeesAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Adjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BARNES & THORNBURG	$374,500	$0	$0	$374,500
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY	$6,797	$0	$0	$6,797
DENTONS US LLP	$142,048	$0	$0	$142,048
OTHER	$11,640	$0	$0	$11,640
QUARLES & BRADY	$5,847	$0	$0	$5,847

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmt	EOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt	EOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ASSETS TO BE DONATED	$8,358,623	$8,727,991	$8,727,991
OTHER RECEIVABLES	$28,893	$39,838	$39,838
PAYROLL TAX RECEIVABLE	$25,819	$25,819

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (18 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES	$11,147	$11,147
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$55,400	$55,400
BUSINESS MEETINGS	$37,812	$37,812
INSURANCE	$25,226	$25,226
LICENSE, PERMITS, & FEES	$4,848	$4,848
MEDIA	$11,347	$11,347
MISCELLANEOUS	$65,059	$65,059
OFFICE EXPENSE	$106,427	$106,427
OUTSIDE SERVICES	$141,958	$141,958
PROGRAM - COMMUNITY	$211,066	$211,066
PROGRAM - CONFLICT MITIGATION	$2,491,052	$2,491,052
PROGRAM - FOOD SECURITY	$2,358,462	$2,358,462
PROGRAM - HUMAN TRAFFICKING	$818,940	$818,940
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$215,168	$215,168
SHIPPING	$59,675	$59,675
SUPPLIES	$185,921	$185,921
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$67,970	$67,970
TRAINING/SEMINARS	$24,354	$24,354

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (3 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
BOOK ROYALTY	$445
MISC	$98
WORKERS COMP AUDIT REFUND	$194

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS	Desc
Amt	$18,113,065	Amt

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXCISE TAX PAYABLE	Desc
BOY Book Value	$119,640	BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value	$57,476	EOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Adjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
OTHER	$375	$0	$0	$375
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES	$15,930	$0	$0	$15,930

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXCISE TAX	$257,476	$257,476
PAYROLL TAXES	$202,308	$202,308