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Don Levin

IllinoisManufacturing

AIProfile 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.

AI-generated summary from gdelt, rtb, fec, propublica_990 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceGlenview, Illinois

990Philanthropy

$19.5MFoundation Assets
$1.4MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Levin Family FoundationDayton, OH
Assets: $18.7MRevenue: $1.3MGrants: $1.3MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Levin Family FoundationSouthport, CT
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Levin Family FoundationCardiff, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $813KRevenue: $2KGrants: $42KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$77KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$51K
DEM
$25K
REP
$925.64

Top Recipients

OSSOFF VICTORY FUND$26K
COOPER VICTORY FUND$17K
JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE$11K
COOPER FOR NORTH CAROLINA$7K
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$5K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
34.2
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
12%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Don Levin — Public Benefit Score C (34) | Billionaire Army