William Young
Profile Summary
William Young is a U.S. citizen from Michigan, born in 1941, and is listed in the manufacturing industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.6 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records identify William D. Young with 63 filings, all categorized as insider filings. These include Form 4 filings, which report changes in an insider’s beneficial ownership of company securities, and a Form 3 filing, which reports an insider’s initial ownership; the records are associated with companies including SmartFinancial, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Praxis Precision Medicines, Franklin Resources, and Energy Recovery. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Young Foundation organizations reported $5,564,558 in combined assets and $332,002 in combined grants paid for tax year 2023. The Michigan foundation reported $252,720 in grants paid and $4,751,406 in assets; the Virginia foundation reported $64,318 in grants paid and $546,534 in assets; and the Arizona foundation reported $14,964 in grants paid and $266,618 in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data represents only the most recent 100 contributions and indicates at least 100 federal contributions; its $7,713.16 total and party breakdown cover only that sample, not the full history. In the sample, reported amounts included $715 to the Republican National Committee, $100 to Democratic recipients, and $5,350 classified as REP or DEM unspecified, NNE, unknown, or otherwise not assigned to a named party; the largest listed recipient was the Federal Express Political Action Committee at $4,700. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
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
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 8/31/2026 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.