Art Levinson
Profile Summary
Art Levinson is a U.S. billionaire based in California, born in 1950, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.6B RTB. The available data identifies him as being in the diversified industry, but does not provide a business biography or company history. His public record here is most visible through political contributions and family foundation activity FEC ProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Levinson name reported a combined $1,282,364 in grants paid and $10,016,264 in total assets in their most recent filings ProPublica 990. The largest was the Max & Anna Levinson Foundation, which reported $1,123,839 in grants paid and $9,768,084 in assets for tax year 2024 ProPublica 990. The Levinson Family Foundation Inc reported $10,000 in grants paid on $87,090 in assets, and the Elaine And Donald Levinson Foundation reported $148,525 in grants paid on $161,090 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $28,555.70 from 2010-10-12 to 2021-10-24 FEC. The largest recipients were Obama Victory Fund 2012 ($10,000), Genentech Inc Political Action Committee (GENENPAC) ($5,833.24), DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ($5,000), Obama for America ($5,000), and Scott Peters for Congress ($1,000) FEC. Party-coded giving was reported as $11,500 to Democrats and $17,055.70 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.