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Brad Kelley

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AIProfile 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.

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, gdelt, propublica_990, sec_edgar 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceFranklin, Tennessee

990Philanthropy

$845KFoundation Assets
$93KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Kelley FoundationArdmore, OK
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $318KRevenue: $358KGrants: $41KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Kelley FoundationChillicothe, MO
Assets: $162KRevenue: $8KGrants: $12KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Kelley Family FoundationMcclellan, CA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $366KRevenue: $207KGrants: $40KTax 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

$44KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2021–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$22K
DEM
$20K
REP
$2K
UNK
$30

Top Recipients

PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY$5K
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS$5K
SHORE PAC$5K
PALLONE FOR CONGRESS$5K
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

798Total Filings
166Insider Filings
22EDGAR 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

4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
9/3/2024
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
8/13/2024
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
8/8/2024
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
7/30/2024
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
12/1/2023
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
4/5/2023
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
4/5/2023
5OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
2/7/2023
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
12/5/2022
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
1/19/2021
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
28.0
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
3%

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.

Brad Kelley — Public Benefit Score D (28) | Billionaire Army