James Coulter
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile 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
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U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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