Geoffrey Palmer
American real estate developer
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Geoffrey Palmer is a California-based American real estate developer with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B Wikidata. The available data identifies him in the real estate industry, but does not provide additional biographical details beyond that label Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The data describes Palmer as an American real estate developer Wikidata. No SEC filing data was provided, so there is no additional information here about company holdings, insider trading, or public-market activity.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to the Palmer name reported 2023 tax-year filings: Palmer Foundation in Virginia, Palmer Foundation in Texas, and Palmer College Foundation in Iowa ProPublica 990. Together, they reported $71,545,815 in grants paid and $320,330,467 in total assets ProPublica 990. The largest filing was Palmer College Foundation, which reported $70,222,213 in grants paid and $297,748,898 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From March 26, 2024 to March 26, 2025, the available FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $47,180.50 FEC. The party breakdown was $32,000 to Republican recipients, $7,170 to Democratic recipients, and $8,010.50 to PACs or other recipients FEC. The top recipients included the Colorado Republican Committee, South Dakota Republican Party, and Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, each receiving $10,000 FEC.
In the News
The provided news dataset returned 17 total results but no validated articles, so there are no confirmed news items to summarize NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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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