Terry Pegula
American businessman (born 1951)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Terry Pegula is an American businessman born in 1951 with an estimated net worth of ~$9.3B Wikidata. Publicly available data identifies him as a billionaire, and recent coverage notes that he landed on Forbes' billionaire list NewsAPI.
Political Activity
From 2016 to 2024, Pegula made 9 federal contributions totaling $52,900 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican-aligned recipients, including $29,600 to the NRSC and $10,800 to HOUSLEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE, with $40,400 categorized as Republican and $12,500 as PAC/Other FEC.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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