Stephen Bechtel, Jr.
American businessman (1925–2021)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Stephen Bechtel, Jr. (1925–2021) was an American businessman from the United States with an estimated net worth of ~$1.9B. Wikidata
Political Activity
From 2008-10-28 to 2016-05-31, Stephen Bechtel, Jr. made 100 federal contributions totaling $761,504. FEC Most of the disclosed dollars went to Republican recipients ($519,404), compared with $7,200 to Democratic recipients and $234,900 to PACs/other committees. FEC His top listed recipients included the Republican National Committee ($242,200), NRCC ($97,200), Republican Victory Fund ($97,200), National Republican Senatorial Committee ($60,900), and Boehner for Speaker ($26,400). 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