Warren Buffett charity lunch fetches winning bid of $19 million A lucky, and likely wealthy, person bid more than $19 million to dine with Warren Buffett , in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity. The winning bid in the eBay auction that ended on Friday night, June 17, far surpassed the previous record of $4.57 million, paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, although the new winner’s identity could not immediately be determined. Proceeds benefit Glide, a nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district that helps the poor, homeless, or those battling substance abuse. Glide offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training, and children’s programs. Buffett, 91, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway , has raised more than $53.2 million for Glide in the 21 auctions, which began in 2000. An eBay spokeswoman said the lunch was the most expensive item ever sold on the company’s website to benefit charity. No auctions were held in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.