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John Doerr
1–5%
John Doerr has given an estimated 1–5% of current net worth ($22.8B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 1–5%
- Net worth
- $22.8B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #52 · Venture capital · Woodside, California
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5: lifetime giving is 1–5% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 75
- Residence
- Woodside, California
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Source of wealth
- Venture capital
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
- One-year change
- $16.1B (#63) in Sept. 2025 to $22.8B (#52) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 42%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives John Doerr a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $22.8B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $228M and $1.1B. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.
For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.
Giving on record
He and his wife, Ann, pledged $1.1 billion to Stanford University in 2022 to launch a new school focused on sustainability.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Finance & Investments
- Warren Buffett: ≥33.3% · $144B
- Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
- Michael Bloomberg: ≥21.1% · $94.9B
- Jeff Yass: Under 1% · $77.8B
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- Stephen Schwarzman: 1–5% · $46.4B
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 John Doerr given to charity?
Forbes scores John Doerr 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $228M and $1.1B on a $22.8B fortune.
What is John Doerr's net worth?
Forbes estimates $22.8B as of September 2026, ranking #52 on the Forbes 400.
What is John Doerr's GiveRate?
1–5%. 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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