Buffett, Simons, and Knight Lead 2023's Top Charity Donors

Over $3.5 Billion Donated by Multibillionaires to Various Causes

Warren Buffett tops the list of charity donors in 2023, donating 1.5 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class “B” stock valued at $541.5 million to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.
James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, donated $500 million through their Simons Foundation to the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Ross Brown pledged $400 million to the California Institute of Technology, marking the biggest gift to science in 2023.
Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, pledged $400 million to the 1803 Fund to establish Rebuild Albina, an effort to revive a historic area of Portland, Oregon.
Daniel and Jennifer Gilbert donated $375 million through their Gilbert Family Foundation to Henry Ford Health to build two medical centers.