A Seat at the Table

Bid on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen and Ayesha Curry. Proceeds from the auction will go towards education and breaking cycles of poverty and homelessness, split equally between the Glide Foundation and Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. Warren Buffett has raised more than $54 million for GLIDE since 2000– once raising over $19 million on a single lunch. Now that he has joined forces with the Currys, bidders have an unprecedented opportunity to meet MVPs in business, sports, and philanthropy in the same room.
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About GLIDE

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through our integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, we empower individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break cycles of poverty.

Stephen and Ayesha Curry seated and smiling alongside a big group of children.
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About Eat. Learn. Play.

Eat. Learn. Play. was founded in 2019 by Stephen and Ayesha Curry with a simple belief that every kid deserves more. Eat. Learn. Play. is working to uplift an entire generation of Oakland youth by supporting the environments that shape their lives—both inside and outside the classroom—investing in kids and the systems that support them. Through their Whole Child, Whole School approach, Eat. Learn. Play. is helping ensure every child has nutritious food to grow and thrive, resources to learn and love reading, and safe places to play and be active.

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About eBay for Charity

eBay for Charity is one of the world’s largest and most active fundraising platforms, partnering with charity organizations to help them reach their fundraising goals. We empower our community to take action and support the causes they care about. Every time a person buys or sells on eBay, they can also support the causes that matter the most to them, and 100% of the portion of funds raised goes to the intended charities.

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Warren Buffett, at the urging of his late wife Susie, launched the original Power of One charity lunch auction in 2000, demonstrating how a single shared meal could become a powerful force for social good. Over more than two decades, the concept captured global attention — growing from a $25,000 winning bid into a philanthropic phenomenon that raised more than $54 million. The 2026 auction draws inspiration from that spirit while standing on its own as a new collaboration for a new generation.

A Seat at the Table brings together American business icon Warren Buffett, 4x NBA champion and 2x MVP basketball Stephen Curry, and restaurateur, chef, 2x New York Times bestselling author, and actress Ayesha Curry. The winner and seven guests will come together with these legends for a private lunch experience in Omaha, Nebraska, a once-in-a-lifetime, while also with proceeds supporting programs from the GLIDE Foundation and Eat.Learn.Play Foundation.

eBay has retained Matchfire to manage this auction. Matchfire provides comprehensive auction management services for charities, nonprofit organizations, and top brand companies.

Yes. To help ensure a smooth and successful auction, Matchfire will conduct bidder pre-qualification for this event. Only pre-qualified and approved bidders will be permitted to participate in this special auction. To participate, bidders will be required to agree to the event terms and conditions. To begin this process, please fill out the pre-qualification form. If you need personal assistance, please contact auctions@matchfire.com.

Bidding for the 2026 auction starts at $50,000. Since 2008, winning bids for this auction item have exceeded $1 million.