1 / 9Ahead of the observance of Thanksgiving, the Chairperson of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, on Tuesday donated nearly $870 million (approx. ₹7,250 crore) to four of his family foundations. Buffett donated 1.5 million Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. The foundation is named after his late first wife, Reuters reported quoting a regulatory filing by the company. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation works in the field of reproductive health. (Image: Reuters)
2 / 9Besides, another part of the donation involved 9,00,000 Class B shares, divided equally among the charities run by his children, Howard, Susan, and Peter. The donations supplement the Berkshire shares worth $759 million that Buffett donated to the charities during the same period last year ahead of the US Thanksgiving Day holiday, the report added. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 9Similar to Buffett, there are some other prominent philanthropists in India and across the world who have contributed to one or the other charities. Here’s a look at the most generous billionaires who have donated a significant amount of their earnings in 2023. (Image: Shutterstock)
4 / 9Bill Gates | The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is known for being one of the biggest philanthropists in the US. In October 2023, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation granted a sum of $1.16 million to Australian firm Vaxxas Pty Ltd for their vaccine development and phase 2 MAP Industrial Proof of Principle work.
5 / 9Sergey Brin | Co-founder of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., Sergey Brin gifted shares of the company worth $600 million to an unnamed source in May. However, Brin later clarified that the shares were donated to charity. He has also been funding Parkinson's research and has donated $1.1 billion, as per Forbes.
6 / 9Shiv Nadar |The 78-year-old HCL founder, Shiv Nadar and family are known to donate a massive amount of ₹2,042 crore. According to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023, Shiv Nadar and Family donated ₹5.6 crore per day, primarily towards arts, culture and heritage. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 9Azim Premji | Former chairman of the board of directors of Wipro, Azim Premji and family has been ranked at the second position following Shiv Nadar and Family in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023. The 78-year-old businessman has reportedly donated over ₹1,770 crore in a year.
8 / 9Mukesh Ambani | India’s richest man and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has donated ₹376 crore in 2023. According to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List, the business tycoon majorly channelled the donations through Reliance Foundation for the charity organisations working in the field of health and education. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 9Bajaj Family | The Bajaj family has also entered the top 10 list of Indian philanthropists as the annual donation of the family has been over ₹260 crore in 2023. The majority of this donation goes towards the education sector. (Image: Bajaj Group)
