Donald Sterling
American business magnate
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Donald Sterling is an American business magnate born in 1934 and based in California, with wealth tied to real estate Wikidata. His estimated net worth is ~$4.4B Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The data identifies Sterling as a real estate industry figure, but does not provide additional details about specific companies or transactions Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Sterling-linked foundations reported total grants paid of $138,278 and total assets of $1,555,302 in the latest available filings ProPublica 990. The Sterling Foundation in Santa Monica reported $132,978 in grants paid in 2023, while a Chapel Hill foundation reported $5,300; a Montana foundation reported $0 in grants paid in 2021 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-09-21 to 2025-12-16, 100 reported contributions totaled $1,923.24 FEC. Donations went to WINRED ($1,038.24), ACTBLUE ($629), the DCCC ($183), and TEAM HERSCHEL, INC ($73), with party-coded giving split across PAC/Other ($1,667.24), DEM ($183), and REP ($73) FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided 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. View on Wikidata