- Form
- cash
- Status
- paid
- Channel
- own foundation and LLC (Arnold Ventures)
- Recipient
- Many grantees
- Date
- 2010-2025
- As of
- 25 October 2025
What it means: Total given to date; other reports estimate $2.07B.
Total given to date; other reports estimate $2.07B.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$2B+
Given away since signing the Giving Pledge in 2010
Scope
Foundation grants paid cumulative
Period
2010-2025
As of
2025-10-25
Attribution
Channel: own foundation and LLC (Arnold Ventures). Recipient: Many grantees.
Original currency
USD as reported
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
- Paid vs pledged
- Paid[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.
- Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities
- Goes through their own vehicle first[1]Money placed in a foundation, DAF or LLC they control reaches charities later, as grants.
- % of net worth
- Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
Notable gifts / records
$2B+ [1]
Given away since signing the Giving Pledge in 2010
Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. Period: 2010-2025. As of: 2025-10-25.
Sources
- [1] S01 Meet the billionaire couple who not only signed The Giving Pledge but actually delivered—donating nearly half their fortune while still alive | Fortune Fortune · 2025-10-25 · checked 2026-10-11 “… Coacci Success Fellow October 25, 2025, 6:34 AM ET Since signing in 2010, John and Laura Arnold have given away $2 billion to date. Courtesy of Arnold Ventures Add Fortune on Google for similar content. Add us on Google Add us on Google The …” Page states the figure used here ($2B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Philanthropic Jewish billionaires donate their fortune | The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post · 2025-12-09 · checked 2026-10-11 “… nearly half of their fortune, the Jewish Chronicle published last week. The Arnold couple donated an estimated $2.07 billion to charitable causes, and more than $204 million of that sum was donated over the past two years alone. The couple …” Page states the figure used here ($2.1B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
Identity and updates
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