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Bill Gross

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AIProfile Summary

Bill Gross (born 1944) is a U.S.-based finance figure in California with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B. Public records in this dataset link him to extensive SEC filing activity and to political contributions reported to the FEC. RTB SEC EDGAR FEC

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR shows 781 total filings tied to the entity name “Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.” (SIC: Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies), including 511 insider filings. Insider filings include multiple recent Form 4 reports dated 2026-01-23 through 2026-03-06; Form 4 is the disclosure insiders use to report changes in their ownership (such as buys, sells, or grants) in a public company. The SEC dataset also lists related company entries including Novus Capital Corp II (NRGV) and other entities. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

ProPublica nonprofit filings list three foundations with “Gross” in the name reporting a combined $81,721,876 in total assets across their latest available tax years (2023–2024). Across these filings, total grants paid were reported as $0, including Gross Foundation (FL) with $11,496,401 in assets (2023) and Gross Foundation Inc (NY) with $69,915,175 in assets (2024). The Alex Gross Foundation (NJ) reported $310,300 in assets (2023) and also reported $0 in grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $4,710 from 2024-10-06 to 2025-12-10. The largest listed recipients were ActBlue ($1,978), the American Bakers Association PAC ($1,000), the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers PAC ($750), Harris for President ($523), and Cory Booker for Senate ($300). The reported party breakdown in this dataset was DEM $923, UNK $1,000, and Unknown $2,787. FEC

In the News

A 2026-03-09 Economic Times item highlighted a “market quote of the day” attributed to Bill Gross. Other NewsAPI items in the feed during early March 2026 were largely earnings-call transcript and business-results stories from outlets such as The Motley Fool, Taiwan News, and The Star. NewsAPI

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, sec_edgar, newsapi, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceLaguna Beach, California

990Philanthropy

$81.7MFoundation Assets
$5.2MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Gross FoundationWest Palm Bch, FL
Assets: $11.5MRevenue: $821KGrants: $612KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Gross Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY
Assets: $69.9MRevenue: $6.8MGrants: $3.8MTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Alex Gross FoundationJackson, NJ
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $310KRevenue: $821KGrants: $799KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$5KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2024–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$3K
UNK
$1K
DEM
$923

Top Recipients

ACTBLUE$2K
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1K
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$750
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$523
CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE$300
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

811Total Filings
527Insider Filings
599EDGAR Mentions

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

4FORM 4
6/26/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
6/1/2026
4FORM 4
4/8/2026
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
4/6/2026
4FORM 4
4/2/2026
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
44.7
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
28%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Bill Gross — Public Benefit Score C (45) | Billionaire Army