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Leonard Stern

American businessman

New YorkReal Estate

AIProfile Summary

Leonard Stern is an American businessman from New York, born in 1938, with an estimated net worth of ~$8.3B Wikidata. The data identifies him in the real estate industry, but does not provide a detailed business biography beyond that label Wikidata.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records show 893 filings tied to the data set, including 485 insider-related filings and recent Form 144 filings in 2025 and 2026 SEC EDGAR. Form 144 is a notice filed when an insider plans to sell restricted or control securities, while Form 4 reports changes in beneficial ownership; Schedule 13D amendments indicate changes in a significant ownership position SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three Stern Foundation filings are listed for 2023 and 2024, with combined assets of $1,800,159 and total grants paid of $110,166 ProPublica 990. The foundations reported grants paid of $21,532 in Dallas, $53,458 in Mechanicsville, and $35,176 in Monsey ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 33 contributions totaling $382,700 from 1978-05-18 to 2025-10-08 FEC. The largest share went to Republican recipients and committees at $240,500, compared with $23,500 to Democratic recipients and $118,700 to PACs or other groups FEC. Top recipients included SFA FUND, INC, SMITH VICTORY, the NRCC, TEAM STAND FOR AMERICA, and ROMNEY VICTORY INC FEC.

In the News

GDELT returned 3 total results but no validated articles for this profile NewsAPI.

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

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$1.8MFoundation Assets
$110KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Stern FoundationDallas, TX
Assets: $558KRevenue: $18KGrants: $22KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Stern FoundationMechanicsvlle, VA
Assets: $907KRevenue: $86KGrants: $53KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Stern FoundationMonsey, NY
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $335KRevenue: $10KGrants: $35KTax 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

$383KTotal Contributed
33Contributions
1978–2025Date Range

By Party

REP
$241K
PAC/Other
$119K
DEM
$24K

Top Recipients

SFA FUND, INC$148K
SMITH VICTORY$50K
NRCC$38K
TEAM STAND FOR AMERICA$27K
ROMNEY VICTORY INC$25K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

893Total Filings
485Insider Filings
460EDGAR Mentions

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

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3/30/2026
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7/7/2025
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6/16/2025
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5/30/2025
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5/27/2025
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5/16/2025
SC 13D/AAMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D
12/10/2024
SC 13D/AAMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D
12/9/2024
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
31.0
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
88%

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

Leonard Stern — Public Benefit Score C (31) | Billionaire Army