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Aerin Lauder

New YorkRetail

AIProfile Summary

Aerin Lauder is a U.S. retail figure born in 1970 and based in New York. Her estimated net worth is ~$1.6B RTB. SEC EDGAR records connect her to Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and show filings involving trusts associated with her name SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR lists 39 filings under Aerin Lauder’s personal record, including 37 insider filings SEC EDGAR. These include Form 4 filings, which disclose changes in an insider’s company holdings, and Schedule 13D/A filings, which report or amend beneficial ownership stakes of more than 5% SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Lauder Foundation Inc., based in New York, reported $1,525,028 in grants paid and $1,537,673 in expenses for tax year 2023. The foundation reported total assets of $1,644,333, revenue of $105,185, and total grants paid of $1,525,028 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

Federal records show 10 contributions totaling $50,200 between December 12, 1995, and September 2, 2019 FEC. Democrats received $42,700, Republicans received $5,000, and $2,500 was classified as unknown; the largest recipient was the Democratic National Committee, with $35,400 FEC.

In the News

NewsAPI-listed coverage from February 17 to March 2, 2026, included reports about Aerin launching a wedding registry and gifting platform, as well as her appearance at the Norton Museum of Art gala NewsAPI. Other coverage focused on luxury consumption trends in China and the 2026 Met Gala NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from fec, newsapi, rtb, gdelt, propublica_990, sec_edgar 8/1/2026 (gpt-5.6-luna). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceNew York, New York

990Philanthropy

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.

$1.6MFoundation Assets
$1.5MGrants Paid
1Foundation
Lauder Foundation IncNew York, NY
Assets: $1.6MRevenue: $105KGrants: $1.5MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$50KTotal Contributed
10Contributions
1995–2019Date Range

By Party

DEM
$43K
REP
$5K
Unknown
$3K

Top Recipients

DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$35K
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.$5K
MALONEY FOR CONGRESS$3K
SWETT FOR SENATE$2K
OBAMA FOR AMERICA$2K

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

39Total Filings
37Insider Filings
915EDGAR Mentions
0001008090Personal 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

4FORM 4
4/10/2026
SC 13D/AFORM SC 13D/A
12/10/2024
SC 13D/AFORM SC 13D/A
8/30/2021
4FORM 4
8/26/2021
SC 13D/AFORM SC 13D/A
6/14/2021
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
6/14/2021
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
6/11/2021
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
6/9/2021
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
5/10/2019
SC 13D/AFORM SC 13D/A
5/9/2019
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
37.6
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
17%

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 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.

Aerin Lauder — Public Benefit Score C (38) | Billionaire Army