Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation
Private foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · EIN 36-4201771 · reported 2021–2025
142grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$1,030lower quartile
$85smallest grant
$43.4Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 142 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Co P Buffett 1016 Chevy Chase
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $11,624,238 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $4,200,000 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $3,300,000 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $3,022,859 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $3,000,000 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $3,000,000 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $2,500,500 |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $1,462,200 |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | $1,042,700 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,002,528 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon, IA | $1,000,000 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $845,000 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $560,000 |
| Latino Center of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $500,000 |
| Educare | Chicago, IL | $481,668 |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | $334,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $265,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $216,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Omaha, NE | $215,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Omaha, NE | $215,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $150,000 |
| International Council for Refugees and Immigrants | Omaha, NE | $150,000 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Omaha, NE | $140,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Omaha, NE | $140,000 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 |
| Avenue Scholars | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| One World | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Radius | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Avenue Scholars | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Radius | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $95,000 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $80,000 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $80,000 |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $75,105 |
| Immigrant Legal Center | Omaha, NE | $75,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $59,263 |
| Kids Can | Omaha, NE | $55,000 |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| International Council for Refugees and Immigrants | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| Latino Center of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| One World | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| Beverly Hills Fire Chiefs Fund | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 |
| Latino Center of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| One World | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $45,000 |
| Collective for Youth | Omaha, NE | $36,975 |
| Good Council Services | Omaha, NE | $29,920 |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $26,000 |
| Grief's Journey | Omaha, NE | $20,600 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $15,500 |
| Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | Omaha, NE | $12,000 |
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