Carl Cook
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Carl Cook is an American businessman from Indiana in the healthcare industry, born in 1962. Wikidata lists his estimated net worth at about $8.3 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The data identifies Cook as a businessman in healthcare, but does not provide additional details about his company or how he built his wealth Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Three Cook Foundation filings for 2023 report a combined $723,176 in grants paid and $256,828 in total foundation assets ProPublica 990. The largest reported foundation paid $524,813 in grants on $179,310 of assets, while the other two reported $197,918 and $445 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling about $3,521.78 in the period listed FEC. The largest recipient was the ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE at about $2,520.73, and the party breakdown shows $3,221.78 to PAC/Other and $300 marked as unknown FEC.
In the News
No relevant news articles about Carl Cook were provided in the source data.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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Top Recipients
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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata