
Jerry Jones
American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Jerry Jones is an American businessman and the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, with an estimated net worth of ~$19.6B Wikidata. He was born in 1942 and is identified in SEC records as JONES JERRY C, with 229 total filings and 228 insider filings SEC EDGAR. The SEC filing history shows frequent Form 4 reports, which are the standard filings insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company securities SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Jones is best known for owning the Dallas Cowboys and building his wealth in sports Wikidata. His SEC record shows 228 insider filings, including multiple recent Form 4 filings in 2025 and 2026 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC form insiders file when they buy or sell shares or otherwise change their holdings, so this pattern indicates active reporting of ownership changes SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Foundation records linked to Jones show $229,173 in total grants paid across the available filings and about $5.39M in total foundation assets ProPublica 990. The Montfort Jones & Allie Brown Jones Foundation reported $224,673 in grants paid in 2023 on $5,391,601 in assets ProPublica 990. Two other Jones Foundation entries were also listed, including one with $4,500 in grants paid and another with $0 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC data shows $6,463.19 in contributions during the period from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-20 FEC. The largest recipient was Federal Express Political Action Committee at $4,270, followed by the NRCC at $500 and JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE at $250 FEC. By party breakdown, $4,270 was classified as PAC/Other or unknown, $550 as Republican, $350 as Democratic, and $1,293.19 as PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
Recent news coverage focused on the Dallas Cowboys and roster moves, including reports about the team missing out on free agents and signing Jalen Thompson in March 2026 NewsAPI. These headlines center on team management decisions rather than Jones personally NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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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.
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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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata





