Subsidy Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol BRK.B)
Headquartered in:
Nebraska
Major Industry:
diversified
Specific Industry:
diversified
| Subsidy Summary | Subsidy Value | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| State/Local | $1,554,813,236 | 591 |
| Federal (grants and allocated tax credits) | $190,410,940 | 18 |
| TOTAL | $1,745,224,176 | 609 |
| Loan / Bailout Summary | Total Face Value | Number of Awards |
| State/Local loans, bond financing and venture capital | $21,000,000 | 1 |
| Federal loans, loan guarantees and bailout assistance (not including repayments) | $24,903,363 | 12 |
| TOTAL | $45,903,363 | 13 |
Time Period for State and Local Awards:
Earliest year of data: 1992. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this parent company are for the period since 2011.
Time Period for Federal Awards:
FY2000 to the present
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amount in the Megadeal entry and that of one or more of the other entries. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Associated Names:
21st Mortgage Corporation; ACCRA MFG; ACME BRICK; ALLOYWORKS; APPLIED UNDERWRITERS; BENJAMIN MOORE; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY; BNSF; BUFFALO NEWS; BUFFALO NEWS A DIVISION OF OBH; CALEDONIAN ALLOYS; CAMPBELL HAUSFELD / SCOTT FETZER; CANNON MUSKEGON; CENTRAL STATES OF OMAHA COS; CERRO FLOW PROD; CMH MFG; COMPASS AEROSPACE NORTHWEST INC; COMPLEMENTARY COATINGS; CPI ENGINEERING SVC; CTB; DALE MCLOUTH PCC STRUCTURALS; DESIGNED METAL CONNECTIONS INC; DURACELL; ECOWATER; EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NORTH CAROLINA; [...]
Links:
For a summary of this company's regulatory violations see its Violation Tracker summary page here.
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
For a summary of this company's federal contracts, see its page on Fedspending.
| Top 5 States for state/local awards | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $802,720,000 | 2 |
| New York | $392,407,745 | 169 |
| Ohio | $76,184,403 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $72,734,038 | 13 |
| Indiana | $72,260,546 | 40 |
| All other | $138,506,504 | 348 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
Click on the company name for more information on each subsidy award.
Company |
Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2002 | $20,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2003 | $16,200 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2011 | $64,142 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2012 | $39,279 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2013 | $21,498 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2014 | $44,991 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2015 | $334,114 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | local | 2017 | $81,195 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Special Metals Corp. | New York | state | 2007 | $114,300 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2007 | $184,429 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2009 | $128,706 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2010 | $131,101 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2008 | $285,528 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2011 | $137,604 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2012 | $144,080 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals | New York | local | 2013 | $143,854 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Arizona | state | 2010 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | South Carolina | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | 2012 | $14,759 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. | United States | federal | 2010 | $1,800,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | 2013 | $15,958 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $4,921 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $12,319 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc | Arizona | state | 2008 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Shaw Industries Grp., Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2013 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Grp., Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2013 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Grp., Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2013 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. | Tennessee | local | 2012 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | state | 2013 | $337,536 | grant | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $304,267 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Georgia | state | 2014 | $775,000 | grant | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2014 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2014 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2014 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $242,087 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $534,029 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | United States | federal | 2005 | $74,982 | federal grant | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Shaw Industries - Anderson | South Carolina | state | 2014 | $149,942 | training reimbursement | |
| Shaw Industries | South Carolina | state | 2014 | $57,942 | training reimbursement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES | South Carolina | state | 2010 | $91,439 | training reimbursement | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES | South Carolina | state | 2009 | $53,796 | training reimbursement | |
| Shaw Industries | Tennessee | state | 2017 | $1,500,000 | grant | |
| SEE'S CANDIES, INC. | California | state | 2006 | $39,195 | training reimbursement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2007 | $2,892,573 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2009 | $2,621,904 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2010 | $318,721 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2008 | $2,649,419 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2011 | $395,483 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2012 | $365,702 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2013 | $377,074 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2014 | $387,659 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2015 | $377,146 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2016 | $373,281 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Saranac Power Partners/North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2017 | $386,048 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Saranac Power Partners - North Country Gas Pipeline | New York | local | 2006 | $3,086,266 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Saranac Power Partners - Mid American Holdings Co. | New York | local | 2003 | $2,383,252 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sager Electrical Supply Co., Inc. | Massachusetts | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2012 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2013 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| S P S TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Richline Group, Inc. | Rhode Island | state | 2009 | $216,375 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Richline Group, Inc. | Massachusetts | state | 2013 | $400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Railserve, Inc. | United States | federal | 2015 | $7,952,604 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Railserve, Inc. | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,809,401 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INC. | Washington | state | 2017 | $40,382 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PROTECTIVE COATINGS INC | Washington | state | 2015 | $47,948 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PROTECTIVE COATINGS INC | Washington | state | 2015 | $7,207 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PROTECTIVE COATINGS INC | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PROTECTIVE COATINGS INC | Washington | state | 2016 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PRIMUS INTL INC | Washington | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate |
