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Rick Caruso

Rick Caruso

American businessman

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AIProfile Summary

Rick J. Caruso (born 1959) is an American businessman based in the United States with an estimated net worth of ~$5.9B. Wikidata

Philanthropy

ProPublica nonprofit filings list multiple foundations connected to Caruso. In 2023, The Caruso Foundation (EIN 84-1559444, Boulder, CO) reported $39,349,328 in total assets and $0 in grants paid, with $2,572,463 revenue and $2,047,908 expenses. ProPublica 990 In 2023, the Caruso Family Foundation (EIN 95-4317077, Los Angeles, CA) reported $125,596 in total assets and $0 in grants paid, with $4,348,174 revenue and $4,246,694 expenses; across the listed foundations, total grants paid were $0 and total foundation assets were $39,474,924. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission records show 79 contributions totaling $468,177.46 from 1986-02-10 to 2025-08-15. FEC The party breakdown shows $248,850 to Republicans, $82,727.46 to Democrats, $134,600 to PAC/Other, and $2,000 to NNE. FEC Top recipients by amount include the Republican National Committee ($128,500), McCarthy Victory Fund ($50,000), NRCC ($39,600), National Republican Congressional Committee ($30,400), and 2004 Joint Candidate Committee ($30,000). FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$39.5MFoundation Assets
$6.0MGrants Paid
3Foundations
The Caruso FoundationBoulder, CO
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $39.3MRevenue: $2.6MGrants: $1.7MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Caruso Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $126KRevenue: $4.3MGrants: $4.2MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Alex Caruso FoundationSan Ramon, CA
Youth development (IRS NTEE O50)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$468KTotal Contributed
79Contributions
1986–2025Date Range

By Party

REP
$249K
PAC/Other
$135K
DEM
$83K
NNE
$2K

Top Recipients

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$129K
MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND$50K
NRCC$40K
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE$30K
2004 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE$30K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
44.1
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
21%

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
88%

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

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