Dan Cathy
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Dan T. Cathy (born 1953) is an American businessman from the United States with an estimated net worth of ~$13.7B. Wikidata
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data lists three related foundations: Cathy Kuhlmeier Foundation (EIN 873713303), Cathy Swimelar Foundation (EIN 208109790), and Cathys Foundation (EIN 471076333). In the most recent available filing for Cathys Foundation (tax year 2023), it reported $456,461 in total assets, $9,535 in total revenue, $67,895 in total expenses, and $0 in grants paid; across all listed foundations, total grants paid are reported as $0 and total foundation assets as $456,461. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 9 contributions totaling $17,700 between 1987-11-13 and 2016-05-23. The largest listed recipient was Georgians First Fund ($10,000), and the party breakdown shows $6,700 to Republican recipients and $11,000 categorized as PAC/Other. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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. View on Wikidata