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Jay Paul
CaliforniaReal Estate
C
39.7
PBS
~$3.3B
Profile Summary
Jay Paul, born in 1947, is a California real estate billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$3.3B RTB. SEC records connect him to Apartment Investment & Management Co. (AIV), a real estate investment trust, and show a large volume of SEC activity tied to that company SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings show 1,001 total filings tied to Apartment Investment & Management Co., including 516 insider filings SEC EDGAR. The recent insider filings are Form 4 reports, which are SEC statements of changes in beneficial ownership of securities; these filings are used to report insider buys, sales, or other ownership changes SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show $3,717,264 in total grants paid across the listed foundations and $100,555,136 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Paul Ferrante Foundation reported $1,754,846 in grants paid on $58,224,273 in assets, and the Les Paul Foundation reported $1,921,172 in grants paid on $40,720,533 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $11,518.78 from April 10, 2025 to December 31, 2025 FEC. The largest recipients were DON DAVIS FOR NC, WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC, SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS, DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS, and ACTBLUE, and the party breakdown shows most giving went to Democrats, with smaller amounts to PAC/Other and a small amount to Republicans FEC.
In the News
Recent news items mention Google Cloud exiting Jay Paul offices for a larger campus lease, along with coverage of a San Jose restaurant opening and local Palo Alto RV parking enforcement NewsAPI. The available headlines do not provide additional direct biographical or financial details about Jay Paul NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
residenceSan Francisco, California
Philanthropy
$100.6MFoundation Assets
$3.7MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Paul Lynch FoundationNew Castle, PA
Education (IRS NTEE B99Z)
Assets: $1.6MRevenue: $14KGrants: $41KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerLes Paul FoundationSyosset, NY
Philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking (IRS NTEE T70J)
Assets: $40.7MRevenue: $1.3MGrants: $1.9MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPaul Ferrante FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Human services (IRS NTEE P20)
Assets: $58.2MRevenue: $35.4MGrants: $1.8MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$12KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
DON DAVIS FOR NC$3K
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC$3K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS$2K
DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS$2K
ACTBLUE$1K
SEC Filings
1,001Total Filings
516Insider Filings
783EDGAR 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
4STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
4/15/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
4/15/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
4/15/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
2/2/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
2/2/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
2/2/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
2/2/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1/29/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1/29/20264STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1/29/2026Recent News
9Total Articles
https://www.kait8.comTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
C
39.7
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
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
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.