Claire Bristow
Profile Summary
Claire Bristow is a North Carolina-based finance figure born in 1966 and identified here with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. The available data does not include details on her specific companies or career path, so this profile is limited to her wealth, giving, and political activity. Her foundation and campaign contribution records show activity tied to education, fire services, and Republican federal candidates ProPublica 990 FEC.
Philanthropy
The Bristow Education Foundation Inc reported $1,024,182 in total assets, $154,973 in revenue, and $97,199 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Two other foundations associated with the Bristow name — Bristow Firefighters Foundation Inc and Jackie Bristow Memorial Foundation — each reported $0 in grants paid, $0 in assets, $0 in revenue, and $0 in expenses in the data provided ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2012-02-22 to 2025-10-30, the record shows 17 federal contributions totaling $8,884 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including $5,700 to GEORGE HOLDING FOR CONGRESS INC. and $2,500 to DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS; the party breakdown shows $8,700 to REP and $184 listed as Unknown FEC.
In the News
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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.