Edward Glazer
Profile Summary
Edward Glazer is a U.S. sports industry billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B RTB. He is tied to Manchester United plc, a publicly traded sports and entertainment company, and the SEC data shows 151 insider filings connected to the company and an Edward S. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
The SEC identifies Manchester United plc (ticker: MANU) as the relevant company, with a business classification of services-amusement and recreation services SEC EDGAR. In SEC terms, Form 3 is the initial report of beneficial ownership, so the recent Form 3 filings indicate ownership reporting activity rather than sales or purchases SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Glazer name reported a combined $2,523,852 in grants paid and $12,085,339 in total assets across the latest available tax years ProPublica 990. The Glazer Family Foundation Inc. reported $464,533 in grants paid in 2024, while the Susan J Glazer Foundation and Ellen Glazer Ziegler Foundation reported $706,875 and $1,352,444 in grants paid, respectively ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2022-05-26 to 2025-12-10, FEC records show $1,818,724.24 in contributions across 100 donations FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including $1,552,144 to the Republican National Committee, with smaller amounts to the NRCC, Cornyn Victory Committee, Team DeSantis 2024, and $10,850 to Democratic recipients FEC.
In the News
A June 2026 article reported that Glazer family members were studying a possible sale of a stake in Manchester United NewsAPI.
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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.