The price of a lunch with American investor Warren Buffett rose to $3.5 million, an absolute record for the 12 years of the charity event.

The right to have lunch and talk with Mr. Buffett was sold at an auction. 10 people took part in the auction. The winner wished to remain anonymous. The recipient of the money will be the Glide Foundation from San Francisco, which helps the homeless. This money will be a significant help to the foundation, whose annual budget is $17 million.

Warren Buffett organizes such an auction every year, the first time it was held in 2000. In total, the action “lunch with Buffett” has already brought Glide Foundation $ 11.5 million. In most cases, the winners of the auction remain anonymous.

Over the past few years, the price of lunch with the billionaire and investor has been steadily increasing. Thus, in 2010, the winner of the auction paid $2.6 million, in 2009 – $1.7 million, and in 2008 – $2.1 million. In 2000, the right to dine with Buffett was sold for only $25 thousand.