William Stone
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
William Stone is a U.S. businessman from Connecticut in the technology industry, born in 1955, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.9B Wikidata. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, but it identifies him as a business figure rather than a public official Wikidata.
Philanthropy
A Stone Foundation filing for tax year 2023 shows $138,130 in grants paid, $1,858,292 in total assets, $199,049 in revenue, and $160,158 in expenses ProPublica 990. Two other Stone Foundation entries in Richmond, Virginia, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, show $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $4,805.39 from 2025-12-15 to 2026-01-29 FEC. Donations were split across parties, with $2,250 to Democratic recipients, $814.80 to Republican recipients, $633.36 to a national party committee, and $1,107.23 to PAC/other recipients FEC. The top recipients included FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN and JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE at $1,000 each, plus WINRED at $488.18 and ACTBLUE at $477.40 FEC.
In the News
The provided news data does not contain a validated article about William Stone NewsAPI. The only article in the feed is about Sharon Stone and is not related to this person NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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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