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Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P. (about 88% stake) · United States · Ranked #4 of 13
Average given per year
#4 of 132.92%
of net worth, averaged over 2020–2024 (5 complete years)
1.29% counting primary sources only ($5.8 B of the given total is a flagged estimate)
Net worth, start of 2026 $109.4 B
Net worth, start of 2026
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Forbes Real-Time Billionaires: $109.4 B as of 1 Jan 2026 Open source Archived copy pending
Estimate from a published billionaires index, recorded by hand with its source.
Given $10.3 B
Paid out, 2020–2024
Promised ≈99% of wealth Giving Pledge, 2010. Not counted
In own foundations
$12.1 B
Assets at the end of their latest filed year, not counted
Assets in own foundations
- Bloomberg Family Foundation: $12.1 B, end of 2024 Open source Archived copy pending
Given each year
Share of net worth at the start of each year. Each date opens the sources.
- 2020 2.83%
Sources for 2020
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) Open source Archived copy pending
2020: $1.6 B given ÷ $55.6 B net worth at the start of the year = 2.83%.
- 2021 2.72%
Sources for 2021
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) Open source Archived copy pending
2021: $1.5 B given ÷ $54.9 B net worth at the start of the year = 2.72%.
- 2022 2.04%
Sources for 2022
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) Open source Archived copy pending
2022: $1.4 B given ÷ $70 B net worth at the start of the year = 2.04%.
- 2023 3.36%
Sources for 2023
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) Open source Archived copy pending
2023: $2.6 B given ÷ $76.8 B net worth at the start of the year = 3.36%.
- 2024 3.37%
Sources for 2024
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) Open source Archived copy pending
- Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) Open source Archived copy pending
2024: $3.2 B given ÷ $96.3 B net worth at the start of the year = 3.37%.
Full breakdown by giving type
| Giving type | 2020–2024 |
|---|---|
| Grants paid by own foundation Given · counts | $4.6 B |
| Published-list estimates Given (estimate) · counts | $5.8 B |
| Transfers into own or family foundations Parked · not counted | $5.4 B |
| Open pledges and commitments Promised · not counted | ≈99% of wealth |
Transfers into a person's own foundation or a donor-advised fund are parked, not given: only grants paid out to charities count. Political gifts are outside what this site measures. How giving types work
Pledges
- 4 Aug 2010 Giving Pledge: nearly all of his net worth will be given away in the years ahead or left to his foundation.
Status: Open
Pledge source
- Giving Pledge: nearly all of his net worth will be given away in the years ahead or left t… Open source Archived copy pending
- 20 Apr 2023 Bloomberg L.P. (his 88% stake) to go to Bloomberg Philanthropies when he dies, if not sooner, as stated by a company spokesman to the Financial Times.
Status: Open · Goes into their own foundation or trust first
Pledge source
- Bloomberg L.P. (his 88% stake) to go to Bloomberg Philanthropies when he dies, if not soon… Open source Archived copy pending
- Date not given $590 million in new environmental commitments (ocean conservation, energy transition, air pollution), including $285 million to help clean energy scale.
Status: Open (announced June 2026)
Pledge source
- $590 million in new environmental commitments (ocean conservation, energy transition, air … Open source Archived copy pending
All 15 records, 2020–2024
| Date | Recipient | Type | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bloomberg Family Foundation | Parked | $822 M | Nov 2021 |
| 2020 | Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) via Bloomberg Family Foundation | Given | $497 M | Nov 2021 |
| 2020 | Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) | Given (estimate) | $1.1 B | Mar 2021 |
| 2021 | Bloomberg Family Foundation | Parked | $1.2 B | Nov 2022 |
| 2021 | Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) via Bloomberg Family Foundation | Given | $1.1 B | Nov 2022 |
| 2021 | Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) | Given (estimate) | $428 M | May 2022 |
| 2022 | Bloomberg Family Foundation | Parked | $1.3 B | Nov 2023 |
| 2022 | Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) via Bloomberg Family Foundation | Given | $977 M | Nov 2023 |
| 2022 | Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) | Given (estimate) | $452 M | Oct 2026 |
| 2023 | Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) via Bloomberg Family Foundation | Given | $1 B | Nov 2024 |
| 2023 | Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) | Given (estimate) | $1.6 B | Mar 2024 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | Bloomberg Family Foundation | Parked | $1.1 B | Nov 2024 |
| 2024 | Bloomberg Family Foundation | Parked | $877 M | Nov 2025 |
| 2024 | Charities and other grantees (listed in 990-PF Part XIV/XV) via Bloomberg Family Foundation | Given | $1 B | Nov 2025 |
| 2024 | Charities and other grantees, paid outside the foundation (not itemized) | Given (estimate) | $2.2 B | Oct 2026 |