Michael Sabel
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Sabel is a U.S. businessman in the energy industry, based in the District of Columbia, with an estimated net worth of ~$12.8B Wikidata. SEC records show he is linked to Venture Global, Inc. and related entities, and he has filed insider forms with the SEC SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records list Michael Sabel as an insider associated with Venture Global, Inc. (VG) and Venture Global Partners II, LLC SEC EDGAR. The filings include 8 total submissions, with recent Form 4 filings in March 2025 and June 2026, plus a Form 3 in January 2025 SEC EDGAR. Form 3 is the initial insider ownership filing, while Form 4 reports changes in insider holdings SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Two foundations tied to Sabel reported $56,235 in grants paid across their latest available tax years ProPublica 990. The Sabel Foundation Inc. reported $620,919 in assets and $45,711 in grants paid for tax year 2024, while the John And Vivian Sabel Family Foundation reported $16,340 in assets and $10,524 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $169,068.08 from December 2021 through September 2025 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients: $80,235.25 to Republicans and $87,332.83 to PACs/other, compared with $1,500 to Democrats FEC. The largest recipients were the Whatley Victory Committee, Republican National Committee, and Scalise Leadership Fund FEC.
In the News
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Associated Companies
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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.
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