James Tisch
Profile Summary
James Tisch, born in 1953, is identified as a New York-based U.S. billionaire in the diversified industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.9B RTB. The available data does not specify how he built his wealth.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify James Tisch as an insider associated with filings involving General Electric, SkyPostal Networks, and LBI Investments SEC EDGAR. The records list 279 insider filings, including Form 4 reports, which disclose transactions by company insiders, and Form 144 filings, which provide notice of proposed securities sales SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three Tisch-related foundations reported $18,206,420 in combined grants paid and $807,269 in combined assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The James and Merryl Tisch Foundation reported $18,075,166 in grants, while Tisch Foundation Inc. reported $131,254 ProPublica 990. The James S Tisch Family Foundation reported $0 in grants and $8 in assets for 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions on file, and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the sample's reported contributions totaled $44,272 FEC. Within this sample, $22,300 went to Republican recipients, $7,250 to Democratic recipients, and $14,722 was classified as unknown; the largest listed recipients included Rogers for Senate, Team Rogers, and Lasher for Congress FEC.
In the News
The news data includes a June 9, 2026 article about colleagues mourning philanthropist Wilma “Billie” Tisch, described in the article as a matriarch of a prominent philanthropic family NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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.
Political Contributions
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)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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 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.