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 | $1,520,119,963 | 520 |
| Federal (grants and allocated tax credits) | $186,878,610 | 17 |
| TOTAL | $1,706,998,573 | 537 |
| 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 2010.
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; [...]
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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 | $391,473,982 | 164 |
| Ohio | $76,184,403 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $72,734,038 | 13 |
| Indiana | $45,820,746 | 33 |
| All other | $131,186,794 | 289 |
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| Company | Location | Subsidy Source | Year |
Subsidy Value |
Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS MANVILLE | Maine | state | 2015 | $5,055 | property tax abatement | |
| L.A. DARLING COMPANY | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $5,024 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BNSF Railway Co. | Colorado | state | 2014 | $4,973 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shaw Industries, Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $4,921 | tax credit/rebate | |
| HELICOMB INTERNATIONAL INC | Oklahoma | state | 2010 | $4,894 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CMH Manufacturing, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2008 | $4,873 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $4,810 | training reimbursement | |
| Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $4,737 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $4,737 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PCC AIRFOILS LLC | Ohio | state | 2010 | $4,600 | grant | |
| McLane Foodservice Inc. | New York | state | 2007 | $4,520 | enterprise zone | |
| MCLANE FOOD SERVICE, INC | Tennessee | local | 2008 | $4,300 | property tax abatement | |
| McLane Foodservice, Inc. | New York | state | 2010 | $4,136 | enterprise zone | |
| Graver Technologies | Delaware | state | 2004 | $4,021 | training reimbursement | |
| FLIGHTSAFETY INT'L INC #2 | Oklahoma | state | 2012 | $3,987 | grant | |
| McLane Foodservice, Inc. | New York | state | 2011 | $3,800 | enterprise zone | |
| Graver Technologies Inc. | New York | local | 2011 | $3,633 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Graver Technologies Inc. | New York | local | 2008 | $3,567 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2014 | $3,352 | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2005 | $3,100 | enterprise zone | |
| Cerro Flow Products Inc | Utah | state | 2009 | $2,819 | training reimbursement | |
| UNION TANK CAR CO | Maine | state | 2013 | $2,676 | property tax abatement | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2017 | $2,450 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2014 | $2,447 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2013 | $2,431 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Graver Technologies | Delaware | state | 2001 | $2,400 | training reimbursement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2009 | $1,785 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2010 | $1,731 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2011 | $1,730 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2017 | $1,712 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2017 | $1,687 | tax credit/rebate | |
| FLIGHTSAFETY INT'L INC #2 | Oklahoma | state | 2012 | $1,619 | grant | |
| DESIGNED METAL CONNECTIONS, INC. | California | state | 2013 | $1,440 | training reimbursement | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2014 | $1,387 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cerro Flow Products Inc | Utah | state | 2011 | $1,300 | training reimbursement | |
| BNSF Railway Company | Colorado | state | 2014 | $1,245 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Klune Industries | Utah | state | 2010 | $1,209 | training reimbursement | |
| FlightSafety International, Inc. | Kansas | local | 2003 | $21,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Railserve, Inc. | United States | federal | 2015 | $7,952,604 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ken's Spray Equipment, Inc. | United States | federal | 2012 | $3,488,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Railserve, Inc. | United States | federal | 2015 | $2,809,401 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb, Inc. | United States | federal | 2013 | $2,576,784 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. | United States | federal | 2010 | $1,800,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb International Corp | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,363,717 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Exacta Aerospace Inc | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,274,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb International Corp | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,126,151 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb, Inc. | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,041,551 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb, Inc. | United States | federal | 2012 | $670,407 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb, Inc. | United States | federal | 2011 | $456,297 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Ctb, Inc. | United States | federal | 2010 | $344,451 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Johns Manville Corporation | California | state | 2006 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| McLane/Suneast Inc. | California | state | 2009 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INC. | California | state | 2010 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| McLane Midwest | Illinois | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| McLane Midwest | Illinois | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| McLane Midwest | Illinois | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| McLane Midwest | Illinois | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| McLane Midwest | Illinois | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company | Illinois | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION | Michigan | local | 1993 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORPORATION | Michigan | local | 1995 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORPORATION | Michigan | local | 1996 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORPORATION | Michigan | local | 1997 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORP. | Michigan | local | 1998 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORP. | Michigan | local | 1999 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PRECISION EDGE SURGICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC | Michigan | local | 2000 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CANNON-MUSKEGON CORPORATION | Michigan | local | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CPI ENGINEERING SERVICES INC | Michigan | local | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PRECISION EDGE SURGICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC | Michigan | local | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company | Nebraska | state | 1992 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation | Nebraska | state | 1996 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Central States of Omaha Companies | Nebraska | state | 1997 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Precision Castparts Corp. | Nebraska | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Omaha World Herald Company | Nebraska | state | 1999 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Applied Underwriters, Inc. | Nebraska | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. | Nebraska | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation | Nebraska | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company | Nebraska | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| BNSF Railway | Nebraska | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Applied Underwriters, Inc. | Nebraska | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANY | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| CMH Manufacturing Inc. | Texas | state | 1998 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CMH Manufacturing Inc. | Texas | state | 1999 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CMH Manufacturing Inc. | Texas | state | 2000 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CMH Manufacturing Inc. | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville International #1 | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l #2 | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l #3 | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CMH Manufacturing Inc. | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l #2 | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l #3 | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (RP)#3 | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (TPP)#2A | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (TPP)#2B | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (RP)#3 | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (TPP)#2A | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Manville Int'l/Schuller Int'l (TPP)#2B | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Mansville Corporation #4 | Texas | state | 2006 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Mansville Corporation #4 | Texas | state | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Union Tank Car Company | Texas | state | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Johns Mansville Corporation #4 | Texas | state | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement |
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