Carl Cook
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Carl Cook is an American businessman in the healthcare industry. Born in 1962 and based in Indiana, he has an estimated net worth of ~$8.3 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Cook is identified as an American businessman working in healthcare. Wikidata
Philanthropy
In 2023, three organizations named Cook Foundation reported $723,176 in grants paid and combined assets of $256,828. The foundations were located in Virginia, California, and Alabama; the Virginia organization reported the largest grant total at $524,813. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data is a truncated sample covering Carl Cook’s most recent 100 federal contributions, so it represents at least 100 contributions and does not show his full giving history. The sample totaled $3,521.78, including $2,520.73 to the Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee, $580.80 to ActBlue, $300 to the National Cotton Council of America committee, and $120.25 to WinRed; the sample’s party classification was $3,221.78 to PAC/Other and $300 listed as unknown. FEC
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.
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. View on Wikidata