Louis Bacon

Louis Bacon is a U.S.-based finance figure born in 1956 and associated with New York. His estimated net worth is ~$1.0B. RTB

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records associated with Bacon list Moore Capital Management, LP and ShoulderUP Technology Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company. The records include 34 insider filings; recent filings include a Form 4, which reports changes in an insider's holdings, and Schedule 13G and 13G/A filings, which report or amend passive beneficial ownership positions. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Foundation filings list three organizations: Bacon Foundation in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Bacon Family Foundation entities in Medina, Washington, and Grand Junction, Colorado. The two Bacon Family Foundation filings reported $1,353,155 in combined grants paid and $3,166,145 in combined assets; their reported tax years were 2023 and 2024, respectively. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The most recent 100 federal contribution records on file, sampled from February 9, 2022 through May 13, 2026, total $2,289,500.93; the FEC reports at least 554 contributions overall, so these figures cover only the sampled records. The sample's party breakdown was $2,049,100.93 classified as Unknown, $153,600 to Republican recipients, and $86,800 to Democratic recipients. Listed top recipients in the sample were Maryland's Future ($750,000), Pine Tree Results PAC ($500,000), Keystone Renewal PAC ($500,000), Alaskans for L.I.S.A. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($125,000), and Common Sense for Georgia ($100,000). FEC

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In the News

An August 2026 Economic Times article reported that Bacon bought Robins Island in New York in 1993 and later placed a conservation easement on nearly 90% of its approximately 450 acres. NewsAPI