James C. Kennedy
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
James C. Kennedy is an American businessman in the media industry who was born in 1947 and is based in Georgia. He has an estimated net worth of ~$12.7 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify 58 insider filings associated with Kennedy, including Form 4 filings through December 2018. Form 4 is the disclosure used by company insiders to report purchases, sales, or other changes in their ownership of company securities. The records also show 252 electronic filing search hits and list companies including Scientific Games Corp. and American Financial Group. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundations named Kennedy Foundation reported combined assets of $39.6 million and $1.23 million in grants paid across the reported tax years. The Wilmington, Delaware foundation reported $37.0 million in assets and $1.12 million in grants paid for 2023; the Clinton, South Carolina foundation reported $1.66 million in assets and $71,514 in grants paid for 2024; and the Reno, Nevada foundation reported $879,371 in assets and $40,000 in grants paid for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sample, not Kennedy's full history. Those sampled records total $8,250.80, including $5,070.79 to Republican recipients and $3,180.01 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were the House GOP Battleground Fund and the New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, each at $3,000. FEC
In the News
News reports dated June 18, 2026, said James C. Kennedy gave $5.5 million for a waterfowl and wetlands research center at the University of Montana. The report appeared across multiple Montana television news outlets. NewsAPI
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. View on Wikidata