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Don Ahern

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AIProfile Summary

Don Ahern is a Nevada-based U.S. billionaire born in 1953 with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B RTB. The data provided does not include a business biography or details on how he built his wealth, so only his state, age, country, and wealth estimate can be stated here RTB.

Philanthropy

Three foundations tied to Ahern reported a combined $201,426 in grants paid and $22,625,168 in total assets in the latest available filings ProPublica 990. The largest was the Dayna Lynn Ahern Foundation in Henderson, Nevada, which reported $19,4463 in grants paid, $22,419,622 in assets, and $12,587,378 in revenue for tax year 2023; the Ahern Foundation Inc. in Bayonne, New Jersey reported $5,963 in grants paid for 2023, and the Ahern Family Foundation in Naples, Florida reported $1,000 in grants paid for 2015 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $1,697,692.66 from 2022-05-08 to 2025-11-26 FEC. Most of the disclosed money went to Republican-aligned recipients, including $844,600 to TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC. and $413,000 to the Republican National Committee; the party breakdown lists $847,650 to Republicans and $850,042.66 as Unknown FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.

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

USU.S. Presence

residenceLas Vegas, Nevada

990Philanthropy

$22.6MFoundation Assets
$201KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Ahern Foundation IncBayonne, NJ
Education (IRS NTEE B82)
Assets: $106KRevenue: $21KGrants: $6KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Ahern Family FoundationNaples, FL
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $100KRevenue: $2KGrants: $1KTax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Dayna Lynn Ahern FoundationHenderson, NV
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $22.4MRevenue: $12.6MGrants: $194KTax 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

$1.7MTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2022–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$850K
REP
$848K

Top Recipients

TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC.$845K
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$413K
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY$10K
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY$10K
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO$10K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
30.5
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
7%

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.

Don Ahern — Public Benefit Score C (31) | Billionaire Army