The Glide Foundation is a charity organization based in San Francisco, named after and run by Glide Memorial Church

Glide Memorial Church

Glide Memorial Church is a church in San Francisco, California, affiliated with the United Methodist Church that opened in 1929. Although conservative until the 1960s, since then it has served as a counter-culture rallying point and has been one of the most prominently liberal churches in the...

. It is known for working with investor Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is...

 who has donated the proceeds from his eBay

EBay

eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...

 "Power Lunch with Warren Buffett" auctions to Glide. The winning bid in 2006 was $620,100, won by Duan Yongping

Duan Yongping

Duan Yongping , 1961-, is a Chinese electrical engineer, inventor, entrepreneur ,and philanthropist . He is regarded as an innovative and inspiring business figure in mainland China...

, a California investor. The 2009 auction was won with a bid of $1.68 million by an anonymous bidder

Glide Foundation's Mission Statement

Glide's mission is to break the cycles of multi-generational dependency, poverty, and low self-worth by providing a spiritual home of unconditional love. Glide strives to create a healthy community by offering effective services that foster holistic healing in an environment of cultural integrity and diversity. In 2011 an anonymous bidder set a new record for lunch with Buffet at $2,626,411.

External links

• Glide Foundation - Official site.
• Lunch With Billionaire Sells for $620,100. June 29, 2006.
• My $650,000 lunch with Warren Buffett. June 30, 2008