Paul Foster
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Paul Foster is a Texas businessman identified with the energy industry and born in 1958. He has an estimated net worth of ~$4.2 billion and is described as a U.S. businessman. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records list 124 filings associated with Paul Foster, including records connected to Xencor, Western Refining, Northern Tier Energy, and Andeavor. All 124 are classified as insider filings; the recent records are Form 4 filings, which disclose changes in an insider’s ownership of company securities. The listed filings run from June 1 through October 2, 2018, indicating repeated insider-reporting activity during that period. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Foster Foundation records report combined assets of $52,590,932 and $2,498,856 in grants paid. The two foundations reporting for 2023 paid $2,472,058 in grants and held $52,541,853 in assets; a Michigan foundation record from 2016 reported $26,798 in grants and $48,079 in assets. The foundations are located in Washington, California, and Michigan. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data is a truncated sample of the most recent 100 contributions; it indicates at least 100 federal contributions, and all figures cover only those sampled records. The sample totals $413,835.08, including $84,351.08 to Republican recipients, $7,500 to Democratic recipients, and $321,984 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipient is Grow the Majority at $250,000, followed by Cooper Victory Fund at $10,000. FEC
In the News
The supplied news data identifies one validated article dated June 22, 2026, about Baby Preston Davey and a foster family. The record does not establish a connection between that article and Paul Foster. GDELT
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.
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.
Recent Insider Filings
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