Phil Knight
American billionaire and co-founder of Nike
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Phil Knight (born 1938) is an American billionaire and co-founder of Nike, based in Oregon, with an estimated net worth of ~$40.8B. His SEC filings show extensive insider reporting activity tied to NIKE, Inc. (NKE) and several related private entities. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR links Philip H. Knight to NIKE, Inc. (NKE) and to entities including RSE Archive, LLC (REAES), Otis Gallery LLC, Otis Collection LLC, and Public Sneaker Collection LLC. He has 697 insider filings on record, including multiple Form 4 filings (which report insiders’ changes in ownership of company securities) as recently as 2026-02-13 and 2026-02-04. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data lists a Knight Foundation in Beaverton, Oregon (EIN 911791788) reporting $4,230,106,111 in total assets for tax year 2023, with $0 in grants paid, $1,730,391,596 in total revenue, and $244,066,344 in total expenses. Across the listed foundations, total reported foundation assets are $4,230,106,112 and total grants paid are $0. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $3,171.53 from 2024-10-01 to 2025-12-14. The top recipients include ActBlue ($1,756.59), Harris for President ($545), Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee ($509.17), WinRed ($211.93), and Stop Republicans ($100); the party breakdown shows $545 to Democrats 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
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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 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