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Nicolas Berggruen

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AIProfile Summary

Nicolas Berggruen (born 1961) is a U.S.-based real estate figure in California with an estimated net worth of ~$2.9B. SEC records show he has filed insider ownership and transaction reports under the name “BERGGRUEN NICOLAS,” indicating reported holdings or transactions in multiple public companies. RTB SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR links Berggruen’s filings to companies including Platform Specialty Products Corp (ESI) and SunLink Health Systems (SSY), among others. His SEC insider filing history includes 60 insider filings, with recent examples including Form 3 (an initial statement of beneficial ownership) and multiple Form 4 filings (reports of changes in ownership, such as buys/sells or other transactions). SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

The Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Foundation (Los Angeles, CA) reported $11,095,566 in total assets for tax year 2023, with $35,707 in total revenue and $35,637 in total expenses. The foundation reported $0 in grants paid in 2023, and the aggregated total grants paid across the provided foundation data is $0. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission data shows 8 contributions totaling $93,300 from 2000-05-18 to 2009-05-05. The party breakdown in the provided data shows $64,800 to Democratic recipients and $28,500 categorized as PAC/Other, with top recipients including the Obama Victory Fund ($28,500), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($28,500), and the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ($26,200). FEC

AI-generated summary from sec_edgar, rtb, fec, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceBeverly Hills, California

990Philanthropy

$11.1MFoundation Assets
$36KGrants Paid
1Foundation
Nicolas Berggruen Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $11.1MRevenue: $36KGrants: $36KTax 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

$93KTotal Contributed
8Contributions
2000–2009Date Range

By Party

DEM
$65K
PAC/Other
$29K

Top Recipients

OBAMA VICTORY FUND$29K
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$29K
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$26K
FRIENDS OF SCHUMER$6K
OBAMA FOR AMERICA$2K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

60Total Filings
60Insider Filings
562EDGAR Mentions
0001018408Personal CIK

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

3INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1/22/2014
4MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
11/29/2010
4MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
11/29/2010
4MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
11/10/2010
4/AFORM 4/A SUBMISSION
7/17/2009
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/10/2009
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/8/2009
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/6/2009
4/AFORM 4/A SUBMISSION
7/2/2009
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/1/2009
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
36.4
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
16%

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.

Nicolas Berggruen — Public Benefit Score C (36) | Billionaire Army