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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Wheel Products, Inc. | Indiana | state | 2005 | $900,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Webb Wheel Products, Inc. | Indiana | state | 2006 | $7,072,724 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Weaver Manufacturing | Kansas | state | 2009 | $32,941 | training reimbursement | |
| WALDEN'S MACHINE, LLC | Oklahoma | state | 2011 | $1,167,832 | tax credit/rebate | |
| WALDEN'S MACHINE, LLC | Oklahoma | state | 2011 | $1,740,586 | tax credit/rebate | |
| VANITY FAIR BRANDS, LP | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $54,087 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $758,962 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $195,831 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $531,326 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $409,550 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, LLC | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $263,104 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, Inc. | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $275,462 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, Inc. | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $753,279 | property tax abatement | |
| UTLX Manufacturing, Inc. | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $666,281 | property tax abatement | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2012 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2013 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2015 | $207,033 | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2016 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2017 | $220,746 | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNIVERSITY SWAGING CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2017 | $35,891 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Union Underwear Company, Inc. | South Carolina | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Union Tank Car Company | Texas | state | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Union Tank Car Company | Texas | state | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Union Tank Car Company | United States | federal | 2009 | $1,729,788 | federal grant | |
| Union Tank Car Company | Ohio | state | 2015 | $607,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Union Tank Car Company | Iowa | state | 2015 | $80,000 | grant | |
| UNION TANK CAR CO | Maine | state | 2013 | $2,676 | property tax abatement | |
| Union Tank Car (now owned by Berkshire Hathaway) | Louisiana | multiple | 2004 | $65,200,000 |
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| UNARCO INDUSTRIES,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $87,852 | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNARCO INDUSTRIES,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $172,497 | tax credit/rebate | |
| UNARCO INDUSTRIES,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $193,484 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Unarco Industries, LLC | Virginia | state | 2011 | $12,700 | enterprise zone | |
| Unarco Industries, LLC | Virginia | state | 2012 | $12,507 | enterprise zone | |
| Unarco Industries, Inc. | Virginia | state | 2006 | $300,000 | grant | |
| Unarco Industries, Inc. | Virginia | state | 2009 | $42,825 | training reimbursement | |
| TTI | United States | federal | 2003 | $20,646 | federal grant | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION | United States | federal | 2003 | $802,500 | federal grant | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION | United States | federal | 2004 | $1,691,500 | federal grant | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2016 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION | Washington | state | 2017 | $149,275 | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Ohio | state | 2008 | $34,000 | grant | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Ohio | state | 2009 | $37,500 | grant | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Washington | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Washington | state | 2012 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Washington | state | 2013 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Washington | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| TITANIUM METALS CORP | Washington | state | 2015 | $98,225 | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Medical Protective Company | Indiana | state | 2007 | $725,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Medical Protective Company | Indiana | state | 2007 | $31,500 | training reimbursement | |
| The Medical Protective Company | Indiana | state | 2015 | $700,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Lubrizol Corporation - Pasadena | Texas | state | 2010 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| The Lubrizol Corporation - La Porte | Texas | state | 2010 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| The Lubrizol Corporation - Deer Park | Texas | state | 2010 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
| THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION | Texas | state | 2008 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| The Lubrizol Corporation | Ohio | state | 2015 | $108,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Buffalo News, Inc. | New York | state | 2002 | $69,644 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, Inc. | New York | state | 2012 | $209,248 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, Inc. | New York | state | 2013 | $34,908 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2004 | $2,000,000 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2005 | $3,100 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2008 | $6,152 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2009 | $421,301 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2010 | $954,670 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH, Inc. | New York | state | 2011 | $19,440 | enterprise zone | |
| The Buffalo News, A Division of OBH Inc. | New York | state | 2006 | $6,200 | enterprise zone | |
| TBV, Inc. | Massachusetts | state | 2001 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DBA CHERRY AEROSPACE | California | state | 2010 | $22,945 | training reimbursement | |
| SPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Washington | state | 2017 | $47,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2015 | $177,277 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Washington | state | 2016 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPECIAL METALS,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $14,986 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPECIAL METALS,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $28,661 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPECIAL METALS,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $31,648 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPECIAL METALS,INC | Oklahoma | state | 2010 | $36,389 | tax credit/rebate | |
| 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 | 2008 | $57,752 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2011 | $1,730 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2012 | $57,753 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2013 | $2,431 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals, Inc. | New York | local | 2014 | $2,447 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SPECIAL METALS, INC. | Oklahoma | state | 2016 | $33,961 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | local | 2004 | $299,652 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | local | 2005 | $293,154 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2009 | $19,719 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2001 | $177,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2001 | $227,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Special Metals Corporation | New York | state | 2002 | $20,000 | enterprise zone |
