William Foley II
Profile Summary
William Foley II is a Nevada-based U.S. billionaire in finance, born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.6B RTB. The data provided does not include a business biography or company history, but it does show substantial political giving and foundation activity FEC ProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
The foundations listed in the data reported $22,787,280 in total grants paid in 2023 and $463,043,677 in total assets ProPublica 990. The largest foundation listed, Yawkey Foundation II, reported $21,968,818 in grants paid and $448,413,557 in assets for tax year 2023; Eden Foundation II reported $117,284 in grants paid and Bellwether Foundation II reported $701,178 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-08-21 to 2025-04-16, the data shows 100 FEC contributions totaling $5,980,877.56 FEC. Of that amount, $1,621,927.56 went to Republican recipients and $4,358,950 went to PACs or other committees, with top recipients including MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT, the Republican National Committee, TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC., GEORGIA ACTION FUND, and the NRSC FEC.
In the News
The GDELT news feed in the provided data returned 2 total results, but no validated articles were available for summarization NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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.