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Donald Bren
5–10%
Donald Bren has given an estimated 5–10% of current net worth ($19.8B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 5–10%
- Net worth
- $19.8B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #58 · Real estate · Newport Beach, California
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5: lifetime giving is 5–10% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 94
- Residence
- Newport Beach, California
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Source of wealth
- Real estate
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Chairman, Irvine Company
- One-year change
- $19.2B (#53) in Sept. 2025 to $19.8B (#58) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 3%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Donald Bren a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $19.8B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $990M and $2.0B. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.
For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.
Others in Real Estate
- Stephen Ross: 1–5% · $21.5B
- Jeff Greene: Under 1% · $10.1B
- Neil Bluhm: 1–5% · $9.9B
- Igor Olenicoff: Under 1% · $9.1B
- Leonard Stern: Under 1% · $9.0B
- Ty Warner: 1–5% · $8.2B
Others in California
- Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
- Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
- Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B
- Jensen Huang: Under 1% · $199B
- Eric Schmidt: 5–10% · $37.8B
- Henry Samueli: 1–5% · $33.8B
Questions
How much has Donald Bren given to charity?
Forbes scores Donald Bren 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $990M and $2.0B on a $19.8B fortune.
What is Donald Bren's net worth?
Forbes estimates $19.8B as of September 2026, ranking #58 on the Forbes 400.
What is Donald Bren's GiveRate?
5–10%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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