Austen Cargill II
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Austen Cargill II is an American businessman from Montana, born in 1951, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.8B Wikidata. The data identifies him as being in the diversified sector, but does not provide additional details on his operating companies or how his wealth was built Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Foundation records show three related private foundations with a combined $463,043,677 in assets and $22,787,280 in grants paid in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The largest was Yawkey Foundation II, which reported $448,413,557 in assets and $21,968,818 in grants paid; Eden Foundation II and Bellwether Foundation II reported smaller asset bases and grant totals ProPublica 990.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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.
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