Don Ahern
Profile 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
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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.