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Nick Caporella

US businessman

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AIProfile Summary

Nick Caporella is a Florida-based U.S. businessman born in 1936 with an estimated net worth of ~$4.1B Wikidata. The available data identifies him as a diversified industry figure, but does not provide additional details on how he built his wealth Wikidata.

Philanthropy

His foundation, the Nick A Caporella Foundation, reported $1 in total assets, $1 in total revenue, and $0 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. A Form 990 is the annual tax return that private foundations file with the IRS, and in this filing the foundation reported no grantmaking activity ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 28 contributions totaling $178,700 between 1995-06-27 and 2007-12-13 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, with $120,400 to DEM and $4,200 to REP, plus $54,100 to PAC/Other FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the available GDELT data NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, fec, wikidata, gdelt 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$1Foundation Assets
$0Grants Paid
1Foundation
Nick A Caporella FoundationNew York, NY
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $1Revenue: $1Grants: $0Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$179KTotal Contributed
28Contributions
1995–2007Date Range

By Party

DEM
$120K
PAC/Other
$54K
REP
$4K

Top Recipients

DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 2000$42K
DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 2002$20K
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE-CONTRIBUTIONS$20K
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - EXPENDITURES$20K
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS$18K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
26.3
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
0%

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 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

Nick Caporella — Public Benefit Score D (26) | Billionaire Army