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CBJ
Charles Bartlett Johnson
American billionaire businessman
FloridaFinance
C
32.4
PBS
~$4.8B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Charles Bartlett Johnson is an American billionaire businessman in finance, born in 1933 and based in Florida Wikidata. He has an estimated net worth of ~$4.8B Wikidata. The available data identifies him as a businessman rather than giving a detailed career history, so the summary of his wealth is limited to the finance sector and his billionaire status Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Three Johnson Foundation filings for 2023 show combined assets of $8,122,238 and total grants paid of $320,961 ProPublica 990. The foundations are listed in North Carolina, New York, and Iowa, with the New York foundation accounting for most of the grants paid at $259,165 ProPublica 990. The North Carolina foundation reported $2,908,784 in assets and only $275 in grants paid, while the Iowa foundation reported $806,687 in assets and $61,521 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show 12 contributions totaling $45,967.05 between 2016 and 2024 FEC. Of that total, $20,967.05 went to Republican recipients and $25,000 went to PAC/other recipients FEC. The largest listed recipients were the Michigan Republican Party, the Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee, ICI PAC, and Hoosiers for Rokita, Inc. FEC.
In the News
A March 7, 2026 Sports Illustrated article said the San Francisco Giants CEO credited the former Dodgers owner for helping preserve the West Coast rivalry NewsAPI. The article is the only news item in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Philanthropy
$8.1MFoundation Assets
$321KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Johnson FoundationSalisbury, NC
Assets: $2.9MRevenue: $440KGrants: $275Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJohnson FoundationNew York, NY
Assets: $4.4MRevenue: $116KGrants: $259KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJohnson FoundationChariton, IA
Assets: $807KRevenue: $49KGrants: $62KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$46KTotal Contributed
12Contributions
2016–2024Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY$16K
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15K
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$10K
HOOSIERS FOR ROKITA, INC.$5K
Recent News
1Total Articles
Sports IllustratedTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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32.4
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
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
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