What They Give

From their own IRS filings. Measured against what they have.

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Leon Black

Black's own foundations reported paying out $23.5 million from 2011 to 2023. That is 0.17% of a $14.04 billion fortune. For a typical family, the same share would be $323.

$323

What it felt like, scaled to a typical family's $192,900

$23.5 million

Grants paid out, 2011 to 2023

$85,732

Still sitting in the foundation at the last filing

#3

Of 32 on the ranking, least generous first

“Put in” is what the foundation received, which the donor can deduct from taxes in the year it goes in. Private foundations only have to pay out about 5% of their assets a year; the rest can sit invested.

Meanwhile, the homes, jets, yachts and parties we have tracked add up to $119.9 million. See what Black spent on Rich vs Reality →

Year by year

Straight from each IRS Form 990-PF. Every year links to the filing itself.

Debra and Leon Black Family Foundation (EIN 133947890, New York, NY) · all filings
YearPut inPaid outHeld at year endLegal minimumFiling
2023$0$0$85,732$4,331n/a
2022$62$0$89,262$4,514IRS PDF
2021$60$0$92,312$4,620IRS PDF
2020$15,059$0$95,521$4,935n/a
2019$3.8 million$3.8 million$98,834$4,843IRS PDF
2015$4.8 million$4.9 million$119,238$34,865IRS PDF
2014$12.1 million$11.8 million$640,058n/aIRS PDF
2013$1.8 million$1.5 million$258,913$953IRS PDF
2012$1 million$1 million$8,935$440IRS PDF
2011$500,000$500,000$8,926$441IRS PDF

Net worth: Forbes real-time billionaires, October 5, 2026. Typical family net worth: Federal Reserve, Survey of Consumer Finances 2022. Only what their own foundations reported is counted; gifts made directly or through donor-advised funds do not appear in these filings.