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Jerry Reinsdorf
IllinoisSports
D
21.9
PBS
~$2.3B
Profile Summary
Jerry Reinsdorf is a U.S. sports owner based in Illinois, born in 1936, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. The data provided does not include a business biography, but his public profile is tied to Chicago sports coverage and recent reporting about the White Sox NewsAPIGDELT.
Political Activity
From 2019-12-31 to 2025-08-08, Reinsdorf made 100 federal contributions totaling $490,200 FEC. His giving went mostly to Republicans ($160,100) and unknown-party recipients ($270,400), with smaller amounts to Democrats ($53,900) and independents ($5,800) FEC. The largest listed recipients were ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGE ($100,000), the NRSC ($45,500), and the SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUND ($41,100) FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage focused on Chicago sports and the White Sox, including commentary about broadcaster Jason Benetti and broader criticism of the team NewsAPIGDELT. One article also discussed Reinsdorf in the context of Chicago sports relationships and team history GDELT.
U.S. Presence
residenceChicago, Illinois
Political Contributions
$490KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2019–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGE$100K
NRSC$46K
SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUND$41K
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25K
HOOSIER HONOR$25K
Recent News
51Total Articles
Yahoo SportsTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
D
21.9
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.