William Young

William Young (born 1941) is a U.S.-based billionaire associated with Michigan and the manufacturing industry, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.6B. SEC records identify an entity named “YOUNG WILLIAM D” with a personal CIK and repeated insider-trading disclosures. RTB SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR shows 63 insider filings for “YOUNG WILLIAM D,” including Form 3 and multiple Form 4 filings from 2020 through 2025. Form 3 is an initial statement that someone has become an insider at a public company, and Form 4 reports subsequent insider transactions (such as buys, sells, or grants) that must be disclosed. The SEC results also associate this filer with multiple public companies, including SmartFinancial (SMBK), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX), Franklin Resources (BEN), and Energy Recovery (ERII). SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

ProPublica-reported 2023 Form 990 data lists three “Young Foundation” entities (MI, VA, and AZ) with combined assets of $5,564,558 and total grants paid of $0 in 2023. The Michigan-based Young Foundation (Bloomfld Hls, MI) reported $4,751,406 in assets, $222,704 in revenue, $268,812 in expenses, and $0 grants paid for tax year 2023. The Virginia and Arizona foundations also reported $0 grants paid in 2023 while holding $546,534 and $266,618 in assets, respectively. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $7,713.16 between 2025-12-30 and 2026-01-23. The largest listed recipients include Federal Express Political Action Committee ($4,700) and the Republican National Committee ($715), along with several corporate PACs. The party breakdown reported in the data shows $715 to Republican recipients, $100 to Democratic recipients, and the remainder categorized as non-party/unknown. FEC

In the News

Recent NewsAPI headlines in the dataset are largely general-interest stories (e.g., crime, policy, and legal news) and do not clearly indicate they are about this William Young. Examples include a Reuters item about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a challenge to pro baseball’s antitrust shield (2026-03-02) and other unrelated local/national stories. NewsAPI