March 10, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
Philanthropist Warren E. Buffett is well known for pledging billions of dollars to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
But the investor quietly supports other charitable programs as well. One of those is Purpose-Built Communities, a nonprofit advisory group that is helping cities across the country fight poverty.
Mr. Buffett’s financial support to the group is dwarfed by his other giving, but he has devoted significant time to promoting its mission. Recently he traveled to New Orleans to bring attention to one of the projects the charity is helping to guide.
To learn more about Purpose-Built Communities, read The Chronicle’s article about the New Orleans effort and an article about advice Mr. Buffett offered on how donors should pick the charities they give to.
