Brad Kelley
Profile Summary
Brad Kelley, born in 1956, is a Tennessee-based U.S. billionaire in real estate with an estimated net worth of ~$1.4B RTB. The data also links him to filings involving Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc. (NWBO), a pharmaceutical preparations company, where there are 166 insider filings among 798 total SEC filings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
The SEC data ties Kelley to Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc. (NWBO), an operating company in the pharmaceutical preparations sector SEC EDGAR. The recent filing history includes multiple Form 4 ownership documents and one Form 5 ownership document; Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 5 is an annual report of certain insider transactions SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Kelley is associated with three foundations that filed Form 990s in 2023: Kelley Foundation in Oklahoma, Kelley Foundation in Missouri, and Kelley Family Foundation in California ProPublica 990. Across those filings, the foundations reported $92,893 in grants paid and $845,210 in total assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2021-09-30 to 2025-10-12, FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $44,152.37 FEC. The largest listed recipients each received $5,000, and the party breakdown shows $20,250 to Democrats, $2,261.73 to Republicans, $30 unknown, and $21,610.64 classified as Unknown FEC.
In the News
GDELT returned 2 total results for this person, but none were validated and no article details were provided NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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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.