1. Doris Eleanor Buffett was an American philanthropist 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.
Doris Buffett was the daughter of Leila and US politician and stockbroker Howard Homan Buffett.
Doris Buffett intended to give all of her money away before she died.
Doris Buffett was the oldest sister of Warren Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, and the third-wealthiest person in the world.
Doris Buffett grew up in Omaha Nebraska, suffered through the Great Depression and saw frugal times as a young wife before her inheritance which eventually allowed her to do philanthropic work.
Doris Buffett was married four times and fought two bouts with cancer.
Doris Buffett donated $100 million of her own money, mostly to needy individuals, often taking the time to call and write to them personally and determine the best way to help.
Doris Buffett established the Letters Foundation alongside her brother Warren Buffett to provide humanitarian grants to people experiencing a crisis through no fault of their own when no other options exist.
Doris Buffett established the Learning By Giving Foundation which promotes the study of experiential philanthropy at colleges and universities across the United States.
Doris Buffett made her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and moved to Boston in 2016 to be closer to family, and to receive treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
In December 2018, Doris Buffett released a second book titled Letters to Doris Buffett: One Woman's Quest to Help Those With Nowhere Else to Turn.
Doris Buffett died on August 4,2020, at her home in Rockport, Maine, at the age of 92.