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Kevin Plank

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AIProfile Summary

Kevin Plank is a Maryland-based retail executive born in 1972, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.1B RTB. He is identified in the data as a U.S. billionaire in the retail industry, and the available records show significant foundation activity and political giving ProPublica 990 FEC.

Business & SEC Activity

The data identifies Plank as a retail billionaire, but does not include additional business-history details beyond his industry and estimated net worth of ~$1.1B RTB.

Philanthropy

Plank is linked to three foundations in the filings: Plank Foundation, Plank Family Foundation, and Scott Plank Foundation Inc. Across these organizations, total grants paid were $901,393 and total foundation assets were $9,199,617 ProPublica 990. The Plank Family Foundation reported $8,372,334 in assets and $830,000 in grants paid for tax year 2023, while Scott Plank Foundation Inc reported $1 in assets and $0 in grants paid for 2023 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 58 contributions totaling $41,289.20 from 2002-06-06 to 2020-05-16 FEC. The largest listed recipients were the Maryland Republican State Central Committee ($10,000), Dutch Ruppersberger for Congress Committee ($7,600), Chris Christie for President Inc. ($5,400), Jeb 2016, Inc. ($2,700), and Hillary for America ($2,700) FEC. Party breakdown data shows donations to both Democratic and Republican recipients, with $16,952.40 to DEM, $13,900 to REP, $10,000 to Rep, and $436.80 to Unknown FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, fec, gdelt, rtb 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceLutherville-Timonium, Maryland

990Philanthropy

$9.2MFoundation Assets
$901KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Plank FoundationBakersfield, CA
Assets: $827KRevenue: $43KGrants: $71KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Plank Family FoundationBrooklandvl, MD
Corporate foundation (IRS NTEE T21)
Assets: $8.4MRevenue: $172KGrants: $830KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Scott Plank Foundation IncBaltimore, MD
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $1Revenue: $1Grants: $0Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$41KTotal Contributed
58Contributions
2002–2020Date Range

By Party

DEM
$17K
REP
$14K
Rep
$10K
Unknown
$436.8

Top Recipients

MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$10K
DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$8K
CHRIS CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT INC$5K
JEB 2016, INC.$3K
HILLARY FOR AMERICA$3K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
36.2
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
15%

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
75%

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.

Kevin Plank — Public Benefit Score C (36) | Billionaire Army