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Warren Buffett is distributing an additional $1 billion of his fortune to his family\u2019s foundations and has designated three potential successor trustees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The 94-year-old CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway announced in a letter Monday<\/a> that he plans to convert 1,600 company A shares into 2.4 million B shares, worth about $1.14 billion<\/a>. He\u2019ll then distribute 1.5 million of the shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his late wife, and 300,000 to each of his three children\u2019s foundations.<\/p>\n

Buffett\u2014worth $150 billion<\/a>, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index\u2014has been in the process of offloading his wealth since 2006<\/a> as part of his pledge to transfer 99% of his estate to philanthropic causes before his death. As of Monday\u2019s announcement, Buffett has given away 56.6% of his fortune.<\/p>\n

Transferring stock to his family\u2019s philanthropic pursuits has become a tradition for the billionaire investor. Ahead of Thanksgiving last year, Buffett donated $870 million <\/a>to his children\u2019s charities.<\/p>\n

Pouring resources into his children\u2019s causes is a practice Buffett took from his wife Susan, who died in 2004. She gave her three children their first gifts, about $10 million each, and left 96% of her $3 billion estate to her foundation.<\/p>\n

Following his death, Buffett will cease donating to most other philanthropic organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to which he\u2019s previously donated $39 billion. Buffett said his continued donations to his children\u2019s causes is a testament to his trust in them. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe children have now more than justified our hopes and, upon my death, will have full responsibility for gradually distributing all of my Berkshire holdings,\u201d he said in the letter. \u201cThese now account for 99\u00bd% of my wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buffett also addressed the future of his reserves beyond his kids, believing \u201cthe massive wealth I\u2019ve collected may take longer to deploy than my children live.\u201d His children are 71, 69, and 66.<\/p>\n

He appointed three potential successor trustees to guide the family\u2019s impact in the future in case his kids can\u2019t serve. The \u201csomewhat younger\u201d successors were not named in the letter, but are well-known by and were agreed upon by Buffett\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

But his children\u2019s maturation and ability to take on their father\u2019s wealth has become inextricable from Buffett\u2019s own mortality, something he\u2019s keenly aware of.<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Time always wins,\u201d he said. \u201cTo date, I\u2019ve been very lucky, but, before long, he will get around to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Complications of wealth<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Buffett, who became CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in 1970, helped the conglomerate reach a $1 trillion valuation ahead of his 94th birthday, but his insistence on giving away his wealth cost him the chance of becoming world\u2019s richest man. It\u2019s representative of his complicated relationship with his fortunes.<\/p>\n

Buffett also said in the letter that while his family\u2019s philanthropic efforts are a way to help those \u201cless lucky,\u201d they also require a means to protect resources for future endeavors.<\/p>\n

With Buffett\u2019s donations to his children comes the stipulation they must unanimously agree on all foundation actions. That\u2019s in part because their fortune inevitably makes them \u201ctargets of opportunity\u201d from friends and grantmakers, well-intentioned or not. By making his kids stand arm-in-arm on decisions regarding his wealth, Buffett ensures opportunists won\u2019t be able to exploit the family resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat restriction enables an immediate and final reply to grant seekers: \u2018It\u2019s not something that would ever receive my brother\u2019s consent,\u2019\u201d Buffett said. \u201cAnd that answer will improve the lives of my children.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Buffett family\u2019s four charities<\/a> include the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, supporting reproductive health care organizations, including those that provide abortion and contraception access; the Sherwood Foundation, run by daughter Susie Buffett, providing early childhood education opportunities in the U.S. as well as housing development in Buffett\u2019s hometown of Omaha; the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, distributing funds to international agriculture and U.S. law enforcement; and the NoVo foundation, run by Peter Buffett, which offers support for ending sexual exploitation and child marriage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have now watched my children grow into good and productive citizens,\u201d Buffett said. \u201cThey have different views in many cases from both me and their siblings but have common values that are unwavering.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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