Jim Crane
Profile Summary
Jim Crane is a U.S. sports businessman from Texas, born in 1954. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.5 billion. News reports identify him as the owner of the Houston Astros. RTB NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
Crane is listed in the sports industry. Recent reports say he blocked a proposed trade involving Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu and Minnesota Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach. NewsAPI
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 filings, which are nonprofit tax reports, list three Crane-related foundations. For tax year 2023, the Houston Crane Family Foundation reported $1,437,393 in grants paid and $1,529,944 in assets, while the Columbus Crane Family Foundation reported $635,550 in grants paid and $22,439,848 in assets. Across the records provided, the foundations reported $2,072,943 in grants paid and $23,969,792 in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and shows at least 100 federal contributions; the sample totaled $1,668. In this sample, $432 was identified as Democratic-party giving and $1,236 had no party classification; the largest listed recipients were ActBlue ($1,071), the Democratic National Committee ($182), Occupy Democrats Election Fund ($165), the DCCC ($150), and the DSCC ($100). FEC
In the News
An August 2026 report said Crane blocked a proposed Bryan Abreu-for-Trevor Larnach trade involving the Astros and Twins. A May 2025 report described trade-deadline information suggesting Crane was a major obstacle to an Astros deal. 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.