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Live Bid Tracker: Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry Charity Lunch Auction
The 2026 charity lunch auction is live on eBay. Proceeds and Warren Buffett’s matching pledge support GLIDE and Eat. Learn. Play. Auction closes Thursday May 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT.
Current bid
LIVE$1,100,100
Historical rank vs. the 21 prior Buffett charity lunch auctions
All-time record: $19,000,100 (2022, anonymous winner — the 21st and final Buffett-only charity lunch auction).
Current bid of $1,100,100 would rank #13 of 21 prior Buffett auctions (2000–2022). To beat the all-time record, the bid must exceed $19,000,100.
Note: This ranking covers the 21 Buffett-only charity lunches from 2000–2022 (auction paused in 2020 and 2021 for COVID). GLIDE has continued the format with post-Buffett successor lunches; those are not included in this Buffett-only count.
Total stated donation flow ≈ 3× the winning bid
Per GLIDE’s public example, the auction proceeds split 50/50 between the two beneficiaries, and Warren Buffett pledged to match the winning bid in full for each organization. Result: every $1 of winning bid drives roughly $3 of total charitable donation flow ($1.50 to each org).
| Winning bid | GLIDE (auction) | ELP (auction) | Buffett match (GLIDE) | Buffett match (ELP) | Total donation flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,100,100 (live) | $550,050 | $550,050 | $1,100,100 | $1,100,100 | $3,300,300 |
| $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
Based on GLIDE’s publicly stated example. Final treatment follows official auction terms.
Quick facts
- What’s the matching pledge?
- Warren Buffett pledged to match the winning bid for both beneficiaries. Each organization receives roughly 1.5x the winning bid: half the auction proceeds plus Buffett’s full match.
- Can I bid?
- Bidders need to pre-qualify with Matchfire (the auction platform managing the listing). The auction itself runs on eBay; pre-qualification is the gating step before bids are accepted.
- When is the lunch?
- The lunch is scheduled for June 24, 2026 in Omaha, NE. The winning bidder plus guests dine with Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry, and Ayesha Curry.
- Where do the funds go?
- Auction proceeds split 50/50 between GLIDE (San Francisco-based community organization) and Eat. Learn. Play. (the Curry family foundation). Buffett’s matching pledge applies in full to each.
For journalists & researchers
AuctionMapper publishes the live bid history and donation-flow math for this auction as open data. Cite the permalink below.
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- Citation permalink
- https://www.auctionmapper.com/auctionmapper-live/buffett-curry-ayesha-lunch-auction/
- Last verified
- 2026-05-13T00:40:32.643Z
- Source of truth
- GLIDE press release + eBay Inc. announcement 2026-03-31
