Sumner Redstone

Sumner Redstone (1923–2020) was an American businessman and media magnate. He had an estimated net worth of ~$5.2 billion Wikidata. His SEC records are associated with National Amusements, CBS Corp., and Spanish Broadcasting System SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR lists 1,002 insider filings associated with Redstone, including Form 4 filings and amendments to Schedule 13G. Form 4 reports insider transactions in company securities, while Schedule 13G reports certain beneficial ownership positions; the records include filings connected to National Amusements, CBS Corp., and Spanish Broadcasting System SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

In tax year 2023, the Redstone Foundation and Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation reported $1,904,639 in grants paid and combined assets of $56,139,896 ProPublica 990. The Redstone Foundation reported $333,640 in grants and $481,467 in assets, while the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation reported $1,570,999 in grants and $55,658,429 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sampled records FEC. Those records total $255,200, including $70,700 to Democratic committees, $16,800 to Republican committees, $1,250 to DFL committees, $2,500 with unknown party classification, and $163,950 to PACs or other recipients FEC. The largest listed recipients include Viacom International political action committees, Democratic non-federal accounts, and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association PAC FEC.

In the News

The news data includes one validated result, a July 29, 2026 Moneycontrol article discussing a quotation attributed to Sumner Redstone about failure and success NewsAPI.