Norma Lerner
American billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Norma Lerner is an American billionaire in finance from Ohio, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B Wikidata. The data provided does not describe how she built her wealth, but it identifies her as a billionaire and places her in the finance industry Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The Lerner Foundation filings show three separate foundations reporting 2023 activity, with total assets of $5,598,024 and total grants paid of $2,011,173 ProPublica 990. The Ohio-based Lerner Foundation reported the largest grants paid at $1,792,955 on $3,028,691 in assets, while the Minneapolis and New York foundations reported $143,932 and $74,286 in grants paid, respectively ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $7,356.50 from 2020-10-07 to 2025-10-12 FEC. Donations went to both parties, with $3,000 to Republican recipients, $2,150 to Democratic recipients, and $2,206.50 to PAC/other recipients; top recipients included DOLAN FOR OHIO, ACTBLUE, TORRES FOR CONGRESS, and HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT 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