Today Is the Last Day of Warren Buffett at the Helm of Berkshire Hathaway – and Ohio Has Paid a Heavy Price

Today marks the final day of Warren Buffett’s leadership at Berkshire Hathaway. Nationally, he is praised as a legendary investor — the man who turned a failing textile company into a corporate empire that includes household names like Pampered Chef and Benjamin Moore, and major holdings such as Kraft Heinz.

But here in Ohio, Warren Buffett’s legacy looks very different.

Behind the headlines celebrating his business success is a quieter but devastating reality: millions of Buffett dollars have poured into Ohio to advance abortion — abortions that detroy life rather than protect it — embedding abortion deeply into the state’s medical institutions and sustaining Ohio’s largest abortion facility.

Ohio Institutions, Buffett Money

Much of Buffett’s wealth has been distributed through the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which investigative reporting has identified as the largest private funder of abortion advocacy in the world. Nationally, the foundation has poured nearly $4 billion into abortion-promoting organizations over two decades.

Ohio has not been spared.

According to the foundation’s 2023 IRS Form 990, both the University of Cincinnati and The Ohio State University received more than $700,000 each from the Buffett Foundation in a single year. These are taxpayer-supported public universities — and both play a direct role in training abortionists.

University of Cincinnati: Planned Parenthood Rotations

At the University of Cincinnati, abortion training is not hidden. The university’s own OB-GYN residency curriculum openly states that residents participating in the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program complete a rotation at a local Planned Parenthood affiliate.

This is not speculation or inference — it is stated plainly on the university’s website. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion organization, known for performing abortions rather than protecting life. Buffett money flowing into the University of Cincinnati helps sustain an academic pipeline that sends future physicians directly into abortion facilities as part of their training.

Ohio State University: Part of the National Ryan Network

The Ohio State University is also an active participant in the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program, according to the program’s official listing of participating institutions.

This places Ohio State within a nationwide abortion-training network designed to normalize abortion within medical education and ensure a steady supply of abortionists. When Buffett Foundation dollars flow to Ohio State, they are flowing into an institution that has chosen to embed abortion into its residency training model.

Cleveland: Funding Ohio’s Largest Abortion Facility

Buffett Foundation funding has also flowed to Preterm in Cleveland, the largest abortion facility in Ohio. Preterm performs abortions and participates in training individuals who carry out abortions.

For Ohioans, this means Buffett’s money has not only supported academic abortion training but has also helped keep abortion operations running in our state, particularly in Northeast Ohio. In 2023 alone, $367,000 was given to Preterm to kill preborn babies and potentially train future abortionists.

What This Means for Ohio

Ohioans often hear that abortion is a matter of “choice” or “health.” But what Buffett’s funding reveals is a deliberate strategy: pour money into universities, abortion facilities, and advocacy groups to make abortion permanent, normalized, and institutionalized.

This strategy has real consequences here at home:

• Ohio universities training abortionists
• Ohio students rotating through Planned Parenthood
• Ohio clinics sustained by national abortion money
• Ohio unborn children paying the ultimate price

A Moment for Ohio to Reflect

As Warren Buffett steps down today, Ohioans should take a sober look at what his philanthropy has meant for our state.

Yes, Buffett was a business success. But how wealth is used matters. And Buffett chose to use his fortune to expand abortion — abortions that harm life rather than protect it — including through Ohio’s public universities and abortion facilities.

For a state that founded the pro-life movement and has worked hard to affirm the dignity of every human life, this moment should strengthen our resolve.

Ohio must decide whether it will continue allowing outside money to shape our institutions — or whether it will stand firmly for life, for mothers, and for the unborn.

That is the real legacy Ohio is left to confront today.

Dear Friends of Cincinnati Right to Life,

It was difficult to share this news today. And while there is even more to report, as today’s national headlines focus on Warren Buffett’s retirement, we felt it was necessary to also report what his success has meant for the Buckeye State. It has meant death and destruction.

As we continue seeking funds for our worthy work, often feeling like David against Goliath, much more now makes sense — especially why Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry appear to have endless financial resources. These realities help expose the root of why Ohio is being so aggressively targeted to become a top abortion state.

We have much work ahead in 2026,
but we are filled with hope.

Bringing these facts to light and exposing the forces behind the abortion industry strengthens our resolve and our mission. This is not Ohio’s legacy — and it will never be the legacy of our beautiful families.

We will never tire in working to end this scourge and to defend life, mothers, and children with courage, truth, and perseverance.

We pray to the Lord to never tire, never stop trusting, and never stop telling the truth, even when it is difficult.
Thank you for standing with us.

— Cincinnati Right to Life