- Form
- securities
- Status
- committed
- Channel
- own institute
- Recipient
- Berggruen Institute
- Date
- 2016
- As of
- 9 May 2016
What it means: Money placed in an institute he controls, not given to outside charities.
Money placed in an institute he controls, not given to outside charities.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$500M
Endowment for his Berggruen Institute think tank (2016)
Scope
Single gift
Period
2016
As of
2016-05-09
Attribution
Channel: own institute. Recipient: Berggruen Institute.
Original currency
USD as reported
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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
- Committed[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
$500M [1]
Endowment for his Berggruen Institute think tank (2016)
Scope: Single gift. Period: 2016. As of: 2016-05-09.
Sources
- [1] S01 Gifts Roundup: Investor Berggruen Puts $500 Million Into His Think Tank The Chronicle of Philanthropy · 2016-05-09 · checked 2026-10-11 “… Research Online Events Career Center Store Search for: Major-Gift Fundraising Gifts Roundup: Investor Berggruen Puts $500 Million Into His Think Tank By Maria Di Mento Senior Editor SHARE THIS STORY: May 9, 2016 | Read Time: 3 minutes Patrick T. …” Page states the figure used here ($500M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Nicolas Berggruen - Wikipedia Wikipedia · 2008-05-20 · checked 2026-10-11 “… issues, Berggruen invested US$100 million into the Institute, [ 42 ] subsequently endowing it with an additional US$500 million in 2016. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Berggruen launched the Institute after a series of organized discussions in California aimed …” Page states the figure used here ($500M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.
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