Richard Kinder
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Richard Kinder is an American businessman in the energy industry, based in Texas and born in 1944. He has an estimated net worth of ~$11.1 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Kinder as an American businessman in the energy industry but does not provide further detail on his companies or executive roles. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Houston-based Kinder Foundation reported $162.0 million in assets, $67.6 million in revenue, $58.4 million in expenses, and $57.2 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. Across the listed foundations, reported grants paid totaled $57.2 million and reported assets totaled $162.0 million. ProPublica 990 Kinder is also listed as a signatory of The Giving Pledge under the name Rich Kinder. Wikidata
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions, so its $312,908.28 total is not a complete lifetime figure. In this sample, contributions totaled $134,773.34 to Republicans, $9,450 to Democrats, and $168,684.94 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were the Cornyn Victory Committee ($95,600) and the NRSC ($77,800). FEC
In the News
News results dated July 25, 2026 included a Kinder Morgan Q2 2026 earnings-call transcript published by The Motley Fool and listed by Yahoo Finance. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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 8/31/2026 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