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Donald Sterling
Under 1%
Donald Sterling has given an estimated under 1% of current net worth ($4.8B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- Under 1%
- Net worth
- $4.8B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #356 · Real estate · Beverly Hills, California
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 1 of 5: lifetime giving is under 1% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 92
- Residence
- Beverly Hills, California
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Source of wealth
- Real estate
- Self-made
- Yes
- One-year change
- $4.4B (#341) in Sept. 2025 to $4.8B (#356) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 9%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Donald Sterling a philanthropy score of 1 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals under 1% of current net worth. On a $4.8B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of less than $48M. 177 of the 400 share this score and 206 score higher.
For scale: under 1% of a $50,000 household income would be under $500.
Giving on record
UCLA rejected his $3 million pledge to support basic kidney research at the school's division of nephrology.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Real Estate
- Stephen Ross: 1–5% · $21.5B
- Donald Bren: 5–10% · $19.8B
- Jeff Greene: Under 1% · $10.1B
- Neil Bluhm: 1–5% · $9.9B
- Igor Olenicoff: Under 1% · $9.1B
- Leonard Stern: Under 1% · $9.0B
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 Sterling given to charity?
Forbes scores Donald Sterling 1 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of under 1% of net worth, less than $48M on a $4.8B fortune.
What is Donald Sterling's net worth?
Forbes estimates $4.8B as of September 2026, ranking #356 on the Forbes 400.
What is Donald Sterling's GiveRate?
Under 1%. 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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