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Mortimer Zuckerman

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AIProfile Summary

Mortimer Zuckerman (born 1937) is a U.S.-based real estate figure in New York with an estimated net worth of ~$2.7B. Public records show political contributions spanning 1978 to 2016 and a long history of SEC filings connected to multiple public companies. He is also associated with several family foundations that reported assets in 2023. RTB FEC SEC EDGAR ProPublica 990

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR shows 75 insider-related filings under the name “ZUCKERMAN MORTIMER B,” including Forms 4 and 5 (insider transaction and annual insider ownership reports) and Schedule 13G/A filings (updates to passive large-shareholder ownership disclosures). These filings are associated with entities including Boston Properties (BXP), Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund (NRO), Brightcove (BCOV), and tronc, Inc. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Three foundations tied to the Zuckerman name reported a combined $7,745,542 in assets for tax year 2023, including the Zuckerman Family Foundation (AZ), Zuckerman Family Foundation (IL), and the Mortimer B Zuckerman Foundation (NY). Across these filings, total grants paid were reported as $0 in 2023, despite combined total expenses of $778,362. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC data shows 97 contributions totaling $288,393.47 from 1978-02-20 to 2016-05-20. The party breakdown reported $100,000 to Republicans, $83,043.47 to Democrats, $2,600 to Independents, and $102,750 to PAC/Other, with top recipients including Cantor Victory Fund ($44,800) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action Committee ($37,000). FEC

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

USU.S. Presence

residenceNew York, New York

990Philanthropy

$7.7MFoundation Assets
$751KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Zuckerman Family FoundationTucson, AZ
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $6.5MRevenue: $306KGrants: $531KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Zuckerman Family FoundationGlencoe, IL
Public foundation (IRS NTEE T30Z)
Assets: $1.1MRevenue: $82KGrants: $215KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mortimer B Zuckerman FoundationNew York, NY
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $137KRevenue: $2KGrants: $4KTax 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

$288KTotal Contributed
97Contributions
1978–2016Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$103K
REP
$100K
DEM
$83K
IND
$3K

Top Recipients

CANTOR VICTORY FUND$45K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37K
7TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE$25K
VICTORY FUND$20K
EVERY REPUBLICAN IS CRUCIAL (ERICPAC)$15K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

75Total Filings
75Insider Filings
49EDGAR Mentions
0001106186Personal CIK

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

SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/14/2017
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/23/2016
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/23/2016
SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/11/2016
5PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/11/2016
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
5/28/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
5/28/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
3/11/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
3/11/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/18/2015
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
31.6
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
8%

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.

Mortimer Zuckerman — Public Benefit Score C (32) | Billionaire Army