James Leininger
Profile Summary
James Leininger is a Texas-based healthcare industry billionaire born in 1945, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.9B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so only his industry and location can be stated here RTB.
Philanthropy
The data shows three foundations associated with Leininger, with combined reported assets of $955,415 and total grants paid of $408,684 across the available filings ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Padilla And Leininger Legacy Foundation reported $12,859 in grants paid on $518,113 in assets, while the Tom And Betty Leininger Family Foundation reported $44,850 in grants paid on $62,262 in assets ProPublica 990. The Leininger Family Foundation C/O B Joseph And Kathy Leininger filed a 2015 return showing $350,975 in grants paid and $375,040 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-10-27 to 2025-06-27, Leininger made 100 federal contributions totaling $257,509.77 FEC. Republican recipients received $178,760, while $78,749.77 was listed as Unknown; the largest named recipients were TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND, NRSC, GROW THE MAJORITY, NRCC, and the REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS FEC.
In the News
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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.