Michael Sabel
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Sabel is a U.S. businessman in the energy industry, born in 1967. He has an estimated net worth of ~$12.8 billion Wikidata. SEC records identify him as an insider associated with Venture Global, Inc. SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists eight insider filings for Michael Sabel, including Form 3 and Form 4 filings connected to Venture Global, Inc. SEC EDGAR Form 3 reports an insider's initial ownership, while Form 4 reports subsequent purchases, sales, or other changes in holdings. The filings include seven Form 4 records and one Form 3 record.
Philanthropy
Sabel Foundation Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, reported $620,919 in assets, $74,060 in revenue, and $45,711 in grants and total expenses for tax year 2024. ProPublica 990 The foundation's reported grants paid were $45,711.
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; its figures are not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, contributions totaled $169,068.08, including $80,235.25 to Republican recipients, $1,500 to Democratic recipients, and $87,332.83 to PACs or other recipients. FEC The largest listed recipients were the Whatley Victory Committee ($50,000), Republican National Committee ($38,000), Scalise Leadership Fund ($15,000), Friends of Dave McCormick ($8,500), and The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($8,000).
In the News
The supplied news search returned 2 results, with 0 validated results. No dated or source-validated article details were provided.
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.
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