Don Levin
Profile Summary
Don Levin is a U.S. billionaire in manufacturing, born in 1951 and based in Illinois, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.9B RTB. The data provided does not include a detailed business history, but it identifies him as a manufacturing industry figure Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The Levin Family Foundation filings show $1,388,752 in total grants paid across the foundations listed, with total foundation assets of $19,505,547 ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Dayton, Ohio foundation reported $1,346,752 in grants paid on $18,692,862 in assets, while the Cardiff, California foundation reported $42,000 in grants paid on $812,685 in assets ProPublica 990. One Levin Family Foundation entry in Southport, Connecticut shows $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid for the available filing data ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $76,981.78 during the reported period FEC. The largest recipients were OSSOFF VICTORY FUND, COOPER VICTORY FUND, JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE, COOPER FOR NORTH CAROLINA, and HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE FEC. By party, $25,150 went to Democrats, $925.64 to Republicans, and $50,906.14 to PAC/other recipients FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were provided in the dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.