Doris Buffett | |
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.jpg) Buffett in 2015 | |
| Born | Doris Eleanor Buffett February 12, 1928 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2020 (aged 92) Rockport, Maine, U.S. |
| Years active | 1996–2020 |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
| Notable work | Sunshine Lady Foundation, Learning By Giving Foundation, Letters Foundation |
| Parent(s) | Howard Buffett Leila Stahl Buffett |
| Family | Warren Buffett (brother) Peter Buffett (nephew) Susan Alice Buffett (niece) Howard Graham Buffett (nephew) |
| Website | https://www.sunshinelady.org https://letters.foundation/ https://learningbygivingfoundation.org/ |
Doris Eleanor Buffett (February 12, 1928 – August 4, 2020) was an American philanthropist also known as the 'retail' philanthropist and the founder of The Sunshine Lady Foundation, The Learning By Giving Foundation, and The Letters Foundation which she co-founded alongside her younger brother, billionaire Warren Buffett.[1][2] She was the daughter of Leila (Stahl) and U.S. politician and stockbroker Howard Homan Buffett. Doris Buffett intended to give all of her money away before she died.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "Philanthropist Doris Buffett shares life anecdotes at museum benefit". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ Center, Foundation. "Doris Buffett Is Looking for a Few Good Volunteers". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved August 10, 2018.