Henry Nicholas III
American businessman and convicted felon
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Henry Nicholas III is an American technology businessman from California, born in 1959, with an estimated net worth of ~$19.6B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a businessman and convicted felon Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Nicholas as a technology industry billionaire, but does not provide company names or transaction details Wikidata. His estimated net worth is ~$19.6B Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to Nicholas reported a combined $31,709,578 in assets and $2,116,780 in grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990. The Nicholas Nicholas Foundation Inc. reported $1,642,056 in assets and $100,000 in grants paid, the Nicholas Newlin Foundation reported $18,749,240 in assets and $919,091 in grants paid, and the Nicholas Martini Foundation reported $11,318,282 in assets and $1,097,689 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-09-30 to 2025-01-20, Nicholas made 100 federal contributions totaling $8,617.61 FEC. The largest recipients listed were ACTBLUE, the Republican Party of Florida, Trump Make America Great Again Committee, Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, and WINRED, and the party breakdown shows $2,545.50 to Republican recipients, $791.55 to Democratic recipients, and $5,280.56 to PAC/other groups FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were available in the provided data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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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