Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry Charity Dinner Auction Raises $27 Million for Nonprofits

A charity auction offering an exclusive dinner with legendary investor Warren Buffett and NBA superstar Stephen Curry generated a massive $9,000,100 winning bid during a weeklong eBay auction that concluded Thursday. The identity of the winning bidder has not yet been revealed.

The special event will take place on June 24 in Omaha, Nebraska, home to Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway headquarters. The winner can bring up to seven guests to dine with Buffett, Curry, and Curry’s wife, entrepreneur and author Ayesha Curry.

The fundraiser will benefit two nonprofit organizations: the Glide Foundation and Eat. Learn. Play. Buffett pledged to match the final bid amount for both charities, increasing the total charitable contribution to approximately $27 million.

Glide Foundation, based in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, supports individuals facing poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse challenges. Buffett has been a longtime supporter of the organization, inspired by his late first wife Susan Buffett, who volunteered there for years. Between 2000 and 2022, Buffett helped raise over $53 million for Glide through previous charity lunch auctions.

The 2022 auction set a record with a $19 million winning bid, which eBay previously described as the largest charity auction ever hosted on its platform.

Eat. Learn. Play., founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, focuses on providing nutritious meals, improving childhood literacy, and promoting active lifestyles for children and families.

Stephen Curry, a four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP with the Golden State Warriors, has expanded his influence beyond basketball through philanthropy and community outreach alongside his wife.

Buffett, now 95, continues to champion charitable causes while planning to donate nearly all of his estimated $143.5 billion fortune to a trust managed by his children.