Ken Griffin
Profile Summary
Ken Griffin is a Florida-based finance executive born in 1968 with an estimated net worth of ~$49.8B RTB. He is best known for building Citadel, which recent coverage describes as expanding from a hedge fund into an energy business NewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
Griffin’s wealth comes from finance, and the available news coverage links him to Citadel’s broader business expansion NewsAPI. The articles also show ongoing public attention around his market activity and business views NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Griffin is connected to multiple foundations that filed IRS Form 990s, which are annual tax returns for nonprofits that report finances, grants, and assets ProPublica 990. Across the listed foundations, total grants paid were $89,445 and total foundation assets were $1,169,288 ProPublica 990. One Griffin Foundation filing reported $0 grants paid and $0 assets, while the other foundations reported grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $3,417.69 during the reported period FEC. The party breakdown was $500 to Democrats, $142.71 to Republicans, and $2,774.98 to PACs/other recipients, with top recipients including American Supply Association Political Action Committee, WinRed, Mark Kelly for Senate, and ActBlue FEC.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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.