James C. Kennedy
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile 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
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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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 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