[V6.0 — GRADE A1: EFTA02383868, EFTA02290531, EFTA02347967, EFTA02371754]
Leon Black — Apollo Global Management co-founder. 516 relationships in Neo4j. [V7.0] Revised total: $170 million paid to Epstein from 2012-2017 (Air Mail Part III, Dec 2025: Senate Finance Committee found $12M in previously unknown wire transfers beyond the original $158M Dechert LLP report). Approximately $100M paid on an "ad hoc" basis without any written contract. Senate Finance Committee investigation ongoing (Wyden, 2022-present). [V7.0] $62.5M cash settlement with USVI Attorney General (Jan 2023), with immunity from criminal prosecution in the USVI. Settlement explicitly states: "Jeffrey Epstein used the money Black paid him to partially fund his operations in the Virgin Islands." CO_APPEARED_WITH: Jeffrey Epstein, Leslie Wexner, Richard Kahn, Marc Rowan, Robert Maxwell, Martha Stewart, Ron Wyden. [V7.0] Flew on Epstein aircraft N909JE (April 15, 2012). [GRADE A1]
[V7.0 — GRADE A1: EFTA02371754]
Found in Epstein's files, prepared by Robin Joslin (Black's staff), dated December 23, 2014. Total commitments: $121.675 million with $83.254 million remaining unpaid. Black's office tracked these as a unified portfolio.
| Institution | Commitment | Paid (Oct 2014) | Remaining | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Visual Arts Center | $45,000,000 | $28,070,572 | $18,929,428 | 2009-2015 |
| Museum of Modern Art | $25,000,000 | $0 | $25,000,000 | NO AGREEMENT |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | $18,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 2011-2016 |
| Rockefeller University | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $8,000,000 | FY 2010-2019 |
| MIT MEDIA LAB | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | Unpaid |
| HARVARD PED | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | Unpaid |
| Park Ave Synagogue | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | 2014-2018 |
| Harvard Med School | $2,000,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | Unpaid |
| ASU Origins Project | $2,000,000 | $0 | $2,000,000 | Unpaid |
| AIPAC | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | Multi-year |
| AEIF | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | Multi-year |
| Dartmouth President's House | $500,000 | $300,000 | $200,000 | 2011-2015 |
| Harvard (Poetry) | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | — |
| North Shore LIJ | $250,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Multi-year |
| World Jewish Congress | $250,000 | $50,000 | $200,000 | Multi-year |
| Lincoln Center Theater | $250,000 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Multi-year |
| Bard/Botstein | $250,000 | $0 | $250,000 | — |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | $225,000 | $225,000 | $0 | 2012-2014 |
| International Peace Initiative | $200,000 | $0 | $200,000 | — |
| SUBTOTAL | $121,675,000 | $38,420,572 | $83,254,428 |
Leon Black Family Foundation additions:
| Institution | Amount | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $2,500,000 | Multi-year |
| Harlem Village Academies | $2,500,000 | Multi-year |
| Clinton Foundation | $1,000,000 | 2014-2017 (due Nov 1) |
| Tony Blair Foundation | $1,000,000 | Apr 2013; $1M over 3 yrs |
[V7.0] Critical observations: The four Epstein-adjacent academic institutions — MIT Media Lab, Harvard PED, Harvard Med School, and ASU Origins Project — all show $0 paid as of late 2014. Payments were scheduled to begin in 2015 — coinciding exactly with the slush fund mechanism documented in the Ito emails. MoMA's entry is annotated "NO AGREEMENT & ZERO IN 14 PER LDS" — the $25M pledge had no formal agreement and no payments, suggesting social positioning rather than a genuine commitment. The Clinton Foundation and Tony Blair Foundation appear on the same spreadsheet as Epstein-linked academic institutions.
Leon Black Family Foundation irrevocable $2M pledge to ASU Origins Project (EFTA02383868), directed to Krauss's program. [GRADE A1]
After ASU terminated Krauss and the Origins Project in 2018, Black requested return of unexpended funds (EFTA02290531). [GRADE A1]
Epstein resigned as Director and Executive Committee member in 2007 (EFTA02347967), retroactive to his conviction. Confirmation letter sent January 30, 2015 by Ada Clapp (Chief Legal Officer, Elysium Management LLC), CC'd to Brad Wechsler. Financial coordination continued through at least 2018. Epstein was one of the original trustees of the Black Foundation in 1997. [GRADE A1]
[V7.0 — GRADE B]
Wyden Senate Finance Committee (2023-2025): Revised Leon Black total to $170M. Key findings: IRS never audited any Epstein-Black tax planning transaction. Epstein was neither a licensed tax attorney nor certified public accountant. $100M paid without written contract. July 2025: "Follow the money" framework for DOJ. September 2025: New bill to force Treasury to turn over Epstein bank files. November 2025: New analysis on JPMorgan Chase executives enabling Epstein.
Raskin House Judiciary (October 2025): Letters to JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, BNY Mellon demanding records on $1.5 billion in suspicious Epstein transactions. JPMorgan: 134 accounts, $1B+ in transactions, zero SARs until after death. Bank of America: two "significantly delayed" SARs on $170M in Black-Epstein transactions.
WHAT THIS SHOWS: Leon Black's charitable giving to academic institutions was systematically coordinated through Epstein. The charity spreadsheet total of $121.675M (not the $80M previously estimated) reveals a portfolio far larger than documented in v6.0. The spreadsheet was prepared by Black's own staff (Robin Joslin) — meaning Black's office tracked these as a unified commitment portfolio. The $0 paid status on all four Epstein-linked academic institutions as of late 2014, combined with the slush fund mechanism decoded in v7.0, suggests these commitments were being staged for Epstein-directed disbursement. Black's formal separation from Epstein (2007 resignation) did not end the financial coordination (2014 ASU pledge, 2014-2018 MIT funding). Combined with the revised $170M in direct payments to Epstein, this positions Leon Black as the largest single financial contributor to Epstein's operations.