Edward Lampert
Profile Summary
Edward Lampert is a Florida-based finance executive born in 1962 with an estimated net worth of ~$2.4B RTB. The available data does not describe his full career history, but it identifies him as a U.S. billionaire with political giving and multiple family foundations FECProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
Three foundations linked to Lampert reported a combined $3,388,849 in grants paid and $52,694,032 in total assets in their most recent filings ProPublica 990. The Lampert Foundation in Florida reported $3,072,445 in grants paid on $48,786,466 in assets for tax year 2023, while the Lampert Family Foundation reported $290,250 in grants paid on $3,902,679 in assets ProPublica 990. The Ira & Ileene Lampert Foundation reported $26,154 in grants paid in its 2015 filing ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Lampert made 25 federal contributions totaling $32,520.01 between 1995 and 2022 FEC. His giving was mostly to Republican recipients, with $15,770 to Republicans, $750 to Democrats, and $16,000.01 listed as unknown party FEC. His top recipients included TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2010, ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC., PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE, TOOMEY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE, and BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC FEC.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
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.