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Dirk Edward Ziff

American billionaire

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AIProfile Summary

Dirk Edward Ziff is an American billionaire born in 1965 and based in Florida. His profile lists finance as his industry and an estimated net worth of ~$7.2 billion. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

Ziff is identified as working in finance. The available data does not provide further details about his companies, investments, or career. Wikidata

Philanthropy

The Natasha and Dirk Ziff Foundation, based in New York, reported $1,170,164 in total assets, $52,880 in revenue, and $426 in expenses for 2023. It reported $426 in grants paid, meaning nearly all reported expenses were grants that year. Form 990 is the annual nonprofit tax filing that reports an organization’s finances and activities. ProPublica 990

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

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

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.

$1.2MFoundation Assets
$426Grants Paid
1Foundation
The Natasha And Dirk Ziff FoundationNew York, NY
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $1.2MRevenue: $53KGrants: $426Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
21.9
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
0%

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
63%

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. View on Wikidata

Dirk Edward Ziff — Public Benefit Score D (22) | Billionaire Army