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James Cox Chambers

American billionaire heir

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AIProfile Summary

James Cox Chambers is a U.S. citizen born in 1957 who is identified as an American billionaire heir in the media industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$6.3 billion. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

Available data identifies Chambers as a media-industry heir but does not provide further details about his operating roles or companies. Wikidata

Philanthropy

Three foundations associated with the Chambers name reported $1,242,038 in grants paid and $16,027,990 in combined assets across the listed filings. The filings cover the Chambers Foundation in Louisiana for tax year 2024, the Chambers Foundation in Maryland for 2023, and the Chambers Family Foundation in Connecticut for 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The available FEC records contain at least 100 federal contributions; the reported $3,393,940.09 total covers only the most recent 100 contributions in the sample and is not a complete lifetime total. In that sample, $1,135,540.09 was categorized as Democratic and $2,258,400 as PAC/Other; the largest listed recipients were SMP ($1,525,000), DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee ($544,000), Women Vote ($300,000), DSCC ($220,400), and New Engagement PAC ($150,000). FEC

In the News

A validated EL PAÍS article dated August 16, 2026, reported on a person identified as James “Fergie” Chambers, described as a U.S. millionaire activist detained in Ibiza. The supplied coverage does not establish that this individual is the same person as James Cox Chambers. NewsAPI

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, gdelt, newsapi, propublica_990 8/29/2026 (gpt-5.6-luna). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

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.

$16.0MFoundation Assets
$1.2MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Chambers FoundationNew Orleans, LA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $12.4MRevenue: $1.3MGrants: $783KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Chambers FoundationAnnapolis, MD
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $1.1MRevenue: $104KGrants: $184KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Chambers Family FoundationSouthport, CT
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $2.5MRevenue: $318KGrants: $275KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$3.4M+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2012–2025Range Shown

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)

PAC/Other
$2.3M
DEM
$1.1M

Top Recipients (in the sample)

SMP$1.5M
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$544K
WOMEN VOTE$300K
DSCC$220K
NEW ENGAGEMENT PAC$150K

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

NEWSNews Coverage

Coverage window: 2026-08-16 to 2026-08-16 · retrieved 8/22/2026

Fergie Chambers, the US millionaire activist detained in Ibiza: 'I am a human rights defender'
Source: NewsAPI retrieved 8/22/2026 (newsapi)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
30.8
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
7%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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

James Cox Chambers — Public Benefit Score C (31) | Billionaire Army