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James C. Kennedy

American businessman

AIProfile Summary

James C. Kennedy (born 1947) is an American businessman from the United States with an estimated net worth of ~$12.7B. Wikidata Public records show political contributions reported to the FEC, insider-trading disclosure filings on SEC EDGAR under the name “Kennedy James C,” and multiple “Kennedy Foundation” entities with reported assets. FEC SEC EDGAR ProPublica 990

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR lists an entity “Kennedy James C” (personal CIK 0001513823) with 58 insider filings, and recent examples shown are Form 4 filings from 2017–2018. SEC EDGAR Form 4 is used to report changes in ownership by company insiders (such as officers, directors, or large shareholders) in publicly traded companies. SEC EDGAR The SEC EDGAR results associate this name with filings connected to companies including Nortech Systems Inc (NSYS) and others listed in the dataset. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Across three separate organizations named “Kennedy Foundation” (DE, SC, and NV), the combined reported assets were $39,573,596 in the most recent tax years shown (2023–2024), with total grants paid reported as $0. ProPublica 990 The Delaware foundation reported $37,033,892 in assets in tax year 2023 with $0 grants paid, $1,071,714 in revenue, and $1,345,884 in expenses. ProPublica 990 The South Carolina foundation reported $1,660,333 in assets in tax year 2024 with $0 grants paid, and the Nevada foundation reported $879,371 in assets in tax year 2023 with $0 grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $8,250.80 from 2025-09-22 to 2026-01-24. FEC The party breakdown reported was $5,070.79 to Republican recipients and $3,180.01 to PAC/Other. FEC The top listed recipients by amount were HOUSE GOP BATTLEGROUND FUND ($3,000), NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ($3,000), and NRSC ($1,114.23). FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, sec_edgar, 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

$39.6MFoundation Assets
$1.2MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Kennedy FoundationWilmington, DE
Philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking (IRS NTEE T99Z)
Assets: $37.0MRevenue: $1.1MGrants: $1.1MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Kennedy FoundationClinton, SC
Assets: $1.7MRevenue: $121KGrants: $72KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Kennedy FoundationReno, NV
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $879KRevenue: $43KGrants: $40KTax 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

$8KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2026Date Range

By Party

REP
$5K
PAC/Other
$3K

Top Recipients

HOUSE GOP BATTLEGROUND FUND$3K
NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$3K
NRSC$1K
JESSICA K FOR CONGRESS$260.25
JOHN KENNEDY FOR US$155
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

58Total Filings
58Insider Filings
252EDGAR Mentions
0001513823Personal CIK

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

4FORM 4
12/17/2018
4FORM 4
5/1/2018
4FORM 4
4/3/2018
4FORM 4
3/22/2018
4FORM 4
3/19/2018
4FORM 4
1/17/2018
4FORM 4
12/22/2017
4FORM 4
11/7/2017
4FORM 4
8/2/2017
4FORM 4
5/1/2017
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
33.3
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
4%

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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