Phil Knight
American billionaire and co-founder of Nike
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Phil Knight is an American billionaire and co-founder of Nike, the athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment company. He has an estimated net worth of ~$40.8 billion. Wikidata Born in 1938, Knight is based in Oregon and is identified in the data with the retail industry.
Business & SEC Activity
Knight is Nike’s co-founder and chairman emeritus; Nike operates the Nike, Jordan, and Converse brands worldwide. Nike SEC EDGAR records list Nike among companies associated with Knight and show 697 insider filings, including Form 4 filings, which report changes in company insiders’ ownership. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
At least $2.7 billion has been given to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute since 2008, excluding Stanford giving and a 2025 pledge of $2 billion that had not yet been disbursed. RTB Three Knight-associated foundations reported $1.30 million in grants paid and $18.18 million in combined assets in their reported tax years from 2023 to 2024. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and indicates at least 100 federal contributions overall; the sampled records totaled $3,171.53, so the full amount is unknown and higher. FEC In this sample, $545 went to Harris for President, $211.93 to WinRed, and $1,756.59 to ActBlue; the sample’s party breakdown was $545 Democratic and $2,626.53 categorized as PAC/Other. FEC
U.S. Presence
Business
Designs and sells athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment worldwide under the Nike, Jordan, and Converse brands.
Source: NikeDirect Giving
At least $2.7B given to OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute over the years (conservative floor — excludes Stanford and a 2025 $2B pledge not yet disbursed).
Direct gifts made outside a private foundation (no 990 filing) — counted in the Public Benefit Score.
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
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
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 8/31/2026 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