Ron Shaich
Profile Summary
Ron Shaich, born in 1953 and based in Florida, is a U.S. billionaire in the diversified category with an estimated net worth of ~$1.2B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so only his identity and estimated net worth can be stated here RTB.
Philanthropy
The Shaich Family Foundation, based in Miami, reported $75,915,772 in total assets in tax year 2023 and paid $3,423,394 in grants ProPublica 990. The foundation reported $619,751 in revenue and $3,574,362 in expenses for the year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2018-11-02 to 2024-10-28, he made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $632,743.87 FEC. The largest listed recipients were AB PAC ($200,000), DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($76,800), Unite America PAC Inc. ($50,000), Biden Victory Fund ($50,000), and Harris Victory Fund ($44,600) FEC. The party breakdown shows $181,139.92 to Democratic recipients, $36,103.95 to Republican recipients, $2,800 to DFL, $6,600 to independent recipients, and $406,100 to unknown recipients FEC.
In the News
The provided GDELT news dataset shows 3 total results, but no validated articles were available for summary NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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.