Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson was an American businessman born in 1933 who had an estimated net worth of ~$34.8B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a businessman and is linked to large political giving and family foundation activity WikidataFECProPublica 990.

Philanthropy

The data lists three 2023 foundations tied to the Adelson name: Adelson Family Foundation in Katonah, NY; Adelson Family Foundation in Needham, MA; and Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc. in Las Vegas ProPublica 990. Across these filings, total grants paid were $48,714,716 and total foundation assets were $25,795,259 ProPublica 990. The Needham-based Adelson Family Foundation reported $43,806,189 in grants paid on $743,367 in assets, while the Katonah foundation reported $1,165,334 in grants paid on $5,892,473 in assets and the hospice foundation reported $3,743,193 in grants paid on $19,159,419 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From 2020-07-28 to 2020-12-01, the data shows 100 FEC contributions totaling $94,978,050 FEC. Most of that money went to PACs and other committees, with the largest recipients being Preserve America PAC ($45,000,000), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25,000,000), and Senate Leadership Fund ($22,500,000) FEC. The party breakdown shows $37,305 to Republicans and $94,605,000 to PAC/Other, indicating the giving in this period was overwhelmingly routed through PACs and other non-party entities FEC.

In the News

Recent articles in the dataset focus on Miriam Adelson, including coverage of an Israeli newspaper she owns publishing a critical open letter to President Donald Trump in June 2026 NewsAPI. Another article references donations tied to a White House ballroom project, but the provided record does not include article body text for that item NewsAPI.