Phillip Ragon
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Phillip Ragon is an American businessman from Massachusetts in the technology industry, born in 1949, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.2B Wikidata. The data provided does not identify a specific company or role, but it does show substantial foundation activity and large political giving ProPublica 990FEC.
Philanthropy
The Phillipsusan Ragon Institute Foundation reported $79,505,885 in grants paid in tax year 2015 and $16,661,294 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Phillip And Susan Ragon Foundation reported $51,434,770 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $20,794,448 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across the foundation records provided, total grants paid were $130,940,655 and total foundation assets were $37,455,742 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2016-08-29 to 2025-12-30, the records show 100 FEC contributions totaling $12,324,837.50 FEC. Most of the money went to PACs and other non-party recipients, with $11,035,500 in that category and $1,289,337.50 to Democrats FEC. The top recipients listed were SMP, AB PAC, HMP, DCCC, and HOUSE MAJORITY PAC FEC.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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.
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