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Michael Milken
5–10%
Michael Milken has given an estimated 5–10% of current net worth ($8.6B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 5–10%
- Net worth
- $8.6B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #192 · Investments · Los Angeles, 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
- 80
- Residence
- Los Angeles, California
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Source of wealth
- Investments
- Self-made
- Yes
- One-year change
- $7.5B (#192) in Sept. 2025 to $8.6B (#192) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 15%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Michael Milken a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $8.6B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $430M and $860M. 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.
Giving on record
He's donated $500 million of his fortune on the Center For Advancing The American Dream in Washington, D.C., which opened in September 2025.
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 Michael Milken given to charity?
Forbes scores Michael Milken 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $430M and $860M on a $8.6B fortune.
What is Michael Milken's net worth?
Forbes estimates $8.6B as of September 2026, ranking #192 on the Forbes 400.
What is Michael Milken'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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