Louis Bacon
Profile Summary
Louis Bacon is a New York-based finance figure born in 1956, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B RTB. SEC records show filings tied to ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. and Moore Capital Management, LP, indicating activity connected to investment and public-market reporting SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC data shows 151 filings connected to ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company, and 34 insider filings among the records reviewed SEC EDGAR. The recent filings include Schedule 13G and 13G/A forms, which are disclosures used to report significant ownership stakes in public companies SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three Bacon-linked foundations reported a combined $635,352 in grants paid and $5,237,834 in total assets for tax year 2023 or the latest available year ProPublica 990. The Bacon Foundation reported $0 in grants, $0 in revenue, $0 in expenses, and $0 in assets, while the Bacon Legacy Foundation and Bacon Family Foundation reported active grantmaking and multi-million-dollar asset bases ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2021-11-12 to 2025-07-24, FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $1,691,200.93 FEC. Most of the money went to unknown party recipients, with reported contributions also going to Republican, Democratic, and unaffiliated recipients; the largest named recipients were MARYLAND'S FUTURE, KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC, and ALASKANS FOR L.I.S.A. FEC.
In the News
GDELT returned 4 article results for this person, but none were validated in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.