Ron Baron
Stock investor and founder of Baron Capital Group Inc.
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ronald S. Baron, born in 1943, is a stock investor and founder of Baron Capital Group Inc. Wikidata He has an estimated net worth of ~$6.5 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Baron is identified as the founder of Baron Capital Group Inc. and a stock investor. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Two Baron family foundations reported a combined $1.99 million in assets and $107,546 in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 The Baron Family Charitable Foundation in Pennsylvania reported $106,367 in grants, while The Baron Family Foundation in Colorado reported $1,179. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show one contribution totaling $2,700 on April 25, 2017, to the committee listed as JOHN KENNEDY FOR US. FEC The recorded contribution was classified as Republican. FEC
In the News
Two articles published by Seeking Alpha between February 17 and March 4, 2026, covered Q4 2025 shareholder letters for the Baron Partners Fund and Baron Growth Fund. 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
By Party
Top Recipients
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
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