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Donald Bren
American businessman
CaliforniaReal Estate
C
38.4
PBS
~$16.4B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Donald Bren is an American businessman in the real-estate industry, born in 1932 and based in California, United States. He has an estimated net worth of ~$16.4 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Bren's recorded industry is real estate. News coverage identifies the Irvine Company as a business associated with him. Wikidata NewsAPI
Philanthropy
The Donald L. Bren Foundation, based in Newport Beach, California, reported $260.6 million in total assets, $8.7 million in revenue, $3.2 million in expenses, and $10.6 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. These figures come from an IRS Form 990, the annual filing nonprofits use to report finances and activities. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available federal contribution data contains at least 100 contributions; the reported $6,232.30 total covers only the most recent 100 sampled records, not Bren's full history. In that sample, $5,788 went to PACs or other recipients, $112 to Republicans, $50 to independents, and $282.30 to recipients with an unknown party classification; the largest listed recipients were the FirstEnergy Political Action Committee and the National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee. FEC
In the News
A unit of Bren's Irvine Company, Irvine Management Company, contributed $39,200 to Democrat Xavier Becerra's California governor campaign in late July 2026, according to campaign-finance data reported by The Real Deal. The article described Irvine Management Company as the broker behind the Irvine Company Apartment Communities entity. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
$260.6MFoundation Assets
$10.6MGrants Paid
1Foundation
The Donald L Bren FoundationNewport Beach, CA
Assets: $260.6MRevenue: $8.7MGrants: $10.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$6K+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2025–2025Range Shown
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
FIRSTENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3K
FIRST ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$998
ACTBLUE$960
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$282.3
DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC$200
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-03 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
C
38.4
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
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
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 8/31/2026 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