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James Coulter

American businessman

AIProfile Summary

James Coulter, born in 1959, is an American businessman with an estimated net worth of ~$5.4B Wikidata. SEC records show 510 insider filings tied to his personal account, and recent filings include Forms 3 and 4, which are the SEC forms used to report initial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of securities SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records identify James Coulter with filings connected to J CREW GROUP INC and show 510 insider filings in total SEC EDGAR. Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership, and Form 4 reports changes in ownership, which indicates repeated reporting activity over time SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

The Coulter Family Foundation reported $10,961,161 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $26,071,061 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across the foundation records provided, total grants paid were $11,175,958 and total foundation assets were $26,560,237 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $8,815.21 in the listed period, with $7,500 going to Democratic recipients and $1,315.21 to PAC/other recipients FEC. The largest listed recipient was ERIC JONES FOR CONGRESS at $7,000, followed by ACTBLUE at $745, THE LINCOLN PROJECT at $400, DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE at $200, and DSCC at $175 FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the provided data NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from fec, propublica_990, sec_edgar, wikidata, gdelt 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$26.6MFoundation Assets
$11.2MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Coulter Family FoundationFort Worth, TX
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $26.1MRevenue: $11.1MGrants: $11.0MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Coulter Unit FoundationAlbany, NY
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Beckman Coulter FoundationBrea, CA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $489KRevenue: $20KGrants: $215KTax Year: 2020
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$9KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

DEM
$8K
PAC/Other
$1K

Top Recipients

ERIC JONES FOR CONGRESS$7K
ACTBLUE$745
THE LINCOLN PROJECT$400
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$200
DSCC$175
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

510Total Filings
510Insider Filings
934EDGAR Mentions
0001099776Personal CIK

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.

Recent Insider Filings

4STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
5/14/2026
4FORM 4
5/13/2026
3INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
5/7/2026
3INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
4/24/2026
4STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
3/4/2026
4xslF345X05/ownership.xml
2/13/2026
4STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
2/2/2026
4xslF345X05/tpg-form4_012226.xml
1/26/2026
4xslF345X05/ownership.xml
1/15/2026
4STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
12/30/2025
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

B
48.9
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
28%

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

Transparency35% weight
88%

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

James Coulter — Public Benefit Score B (49) | Billionaire Army