Related Links

NoVo in Kingston was established in the summer of 2023 as a branch of the NoVo Foundation, which has been part of the Kingston community for over a decade. The links below are an archive of Peter Buffett’s letters to Kingston from the past three years.

July 2023

We recognize that ‘the particulars’ of a specific community require a structure atypical of most philanthropic foundations. There is no doubt that the breadth of NoVo’s investment in Kingston is unusual, as is the extent of the relationships we have gratefully built in the area over the years. Read more…

August 2022

We hope that we can help support a shared orientation — not a strategy or dogma — to the new normal we must create together and continue to be the “risk capital” (as well as the dependable support) on ideas and activities whenever possible. Read more…

June 2021

“The NoVo Foundation has been supporting work in Kingston for coming up to a decade, shortly after Jennifer and I moved here in 2011. In 2006, my father made a pledge to return nearly all of his wealth back to society.” Read more…