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Ronald S. Baron
Stock investor and founder of Baron Capital Group Inc.
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44.3
PBS
~$6.5B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ronald S. Baron, born in 1943, is a stock investor and the founder of Baron Capital Group Inc. His estimated net worth is ~$6.5B Wikidata. Public records also show a small set of political donations and multiple family-linked foundations FEC ProPublica 990.
Business & SEC Activity
Baron is identified as a stock investor and founder of Baron Capital Group Inc. Wikidata. Recent news headlines from Seeking Alpha reference Baron Growth Fund and Baron Partners Fund shareholder letters, which suggests ongoing fund activity tied to his firm NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Three Baron-related foundations reported a combined $6,583,655 in grants paid and $46,440,912 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Baron Capital Foundation reported $5,616,593 in grants paid on $46,145,748 in assets for tax year 2023, the Baron Jay Foundation reported $967,062 in grants paid for tax year 2022, and the Baron Academic Foundation reported $0 in grants paid and $0 in assets for its available filing ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
One recorded federal contribution totals $2,700, made on 2017-04-25 to JOHN KENNEDY FOR US FEC. The full amount was categorized as Republican party giving FEC.
In the News
Recent headlines from Seeking Alpha focused on Baron Growth Fund Q4 2025 shareholder letters and Baron Partners Fund Q4 2025 shareholder letters NewsAPI. No GDELT articles were returned in the provided data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Philanthropy
$46.4MFoundation Assets
$6.6MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Baron Capital FoundationNew York, NY
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $46.1MRevenue: $7.7MGrants: $5.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerBaron Jay FoundationNorth Hollywood, CA
Disease & disorder-focused (IRS NTEE G99)
Assets: $295KRevenue: $1.2MGrants: $967KTax Year: 2022
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerBaron Academic FoundationFountain Vly, CA
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$3KTotal Contributed
1Contributions
2017–2017Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
JOHN KENNEDY FOR US$3K
Recent News
2Total Articles
Seeking AlphaTop Source
PositiveAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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44.3
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