Nancy Walton Laurie
American heiress, billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Nancy Walton Laurie is an American billionaire heiress in the retail sector, born in 1951 and based in the United States Wikidata. Her estimated net worth is ~$15.6B Wikidata. The data identifies her as an heiress rather than providing business-operating details, so the wealth source is tied to family ownership in retail Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The data shows three foundations associated with Laurie, with combined assets of about $67.7M and total grants paid of about $3.95M in the reported years ProPublica 990. The Laurie Kayden Foundation reported $3.39M in grants paid in 2023 on $67.1M in assets, while the Laurie & Dave Foundation reported $541,443 in grants paid in 2023 on $536,074 in assets ProPublica 990. The older Laurie Foundation reported $19,000 in grants paid in 2015 on $52,428 in assets ProPublica 990.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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. View on Wikidata