George Bishop
founder and CEO of GeoSouthern Energy
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
George Bishop is a Texas-based energy entrepreneur who founded and serves as CEO of GeoSouthern Energy. He was born in 1937 and has an estimated net worth of ~$4.7 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Bishop built his wealth in the energy industry through GeoSouthern Energy, which he founded and leads as CEO Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Bishop name reported combined assets of about $15.5 million and $900,251 in grants paid in the reported tax years ProPublica 990. The Bishop Family Foundation in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, reported $10.8 million in assets and $557,179 in grants paid for 2023; the Dallas and Glencoe foundations reported $214,222 and $128,850 in grants paid, respectively ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample, so they do not represent Bishop's full giving history FEC. Within that sample, $12,862.92 went to Republican recipients, $550 to Democratic recipients, and $2,890.34 to PACs or other recipients, indicating that most sampled contributions went to Republican recipients FEC.
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.
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