Michael Polsky
Profile Summary
Michael Polsky is a U.S. energy-industry billionaire from Illinois, born in 1949. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.5 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Polsky's industry as energy and his state as Illinois, but does not provide additional details about his companies or business activities. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Chicago-based Polsky Foundation reported $62.8 million in assets, $3.4 million in revenue, $4.7 million in expenses, and $4.4 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The most recent 100 sampled federal contribution records total $448,727.36; Polsky has at least 100 federal contributions, and the full total is higher because the record is truncated. In this sample, the party breakdown was $97,243.46 to Republicans, $82,500 to Democrats, $17.39 classified as nonpartisan, and $268,966.51 with no identified party; the largest listed recipients were SMP ($150,000), GROW THE MAJORITY ($50,000), DCCC ($50,000), and NRCC ($41,300). FEC
In the News
The supplied news search returned no validated articles. 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.
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.