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Alain Wertheimer

French businessman

AIProfile Summary

Alain Wertheimer (born 1948) is a French billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$14.6B. His wealth is tracked in Wikidata, which lists his net worth estimate at about $14.6B. Wikidata

Philanthropy

ProPublica-reported IRS Form 990 filings show two U.S.-based foundations associated with the Wertheimer name: The Wertheimer Foundation (Santa Monica, CA) and the Pierre J Wertheimer Foundation (New York, NY). In the most recent years provided (2023 and 2019), both reported $0 in grants paid, with combined total assets of $1,331,997 across the two filings. The Wertheimer Foundation reported $1,248,620 in assets in 2023 with $37,050 revenue and $238,661 expenses, while the Pierre J Wertheimer Foundation reported $83,377 in assets in 2019 with $0 revenue and $210 expenses. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 5 federal contributions totaling $5,000 between 1986-06-02 and 1991-12-11. The largest listed recipient was PEOPLE FOR JOHN HEINZ COMMITTEE ($2,000), and other listed recipients include BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INC ($1,000), BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT ($1,000), and CITIZENS FOR BIDEN COMMITTEE-1990 ($1,000). The party breakdown in the provided data shows $1,000 to Republicans and $4,000 categorized as PAC/Other. FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, propublica_990, fec 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$1.3MFoundation Assets
$237KGrants Paid
2Foundations
The Wertheimer FoundationSanta Monica, CA
Assets: $1.2MRevenue: $37KGrants: $236KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Pierre J Wertheimer FoundationNew York, NY
Assets: $83KRevenue: $0Grants: $210Tax Year: 2019
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$5KTotal Contributed
5Contributions
1986–1991Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$4K
REP
$1K

Top Recipients

PEOPLE FOR JOHN HEINZ COMMITTEE$2K
BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INC$1K
BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT$1K
CITIZENS FOR BIDEN COMMITTEE-1990$1K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
22.4
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
1%

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
63%

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. View on Wikidata

Alain Wertheimer — Public Benefit Score D (22) | Billionaire Army