James Cargill II
American philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
James Cargill II is an American philanthropist and billionaire from Wisconsin, born in 1949, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.8B Wikidata. The data provided does not include a business biography, but his wealth is associated with the Cargill family name and his profile is categorized as diversified Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show three foundations tied to the data set with combined assets of $463,043,677 and total grants paid of $22,787,280 in 2023 ProPublica 990. The largest was Yawkey Foundation II, which reported $448,413,557 in assets and $21,968,818 in grants paid; Eden Foundation II and Bellwether Foundation II also reported grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 2 contributions totaling $4,200, all to MARK KENNEDY 06 on 2005-12-07 FEC. The party breakdown lists the full amount as PAC/Other, with no other recipient or party split shown in the data FEC.
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. View on Wikidata