Ted Alfond
Profile Summary
Ted Alfond (born 1944) is a U.S. retail billionaire based in Massachusetts with an estimated net worth of ~$3.5B. His philanthropic footprint in the data is primarily reflected through Alfond-family foundations and scholarship entities that file IRS Form 990 returns. RTB ProPublica 990
Business & SEC Activity
Ted Alfond is listed in the retail industry and is based in Massachusetts. His estimated net worth is ~$3.5B. RTB
Philanthropy
Across three Alfond-related entities, total foundation assets were $1,075,749,718 in tax year 2023, with total grants paid of $7,242,635. The Harold Alfond Foundation reported $1,001,625,687 in assets and $0 grants paid in 2023, while the Peter Alfond Foundation reported $72,365,176 in assets and $0 grants paid. The Alfond Scholarship Foundation reported $1,758,855 in assets and $7,242,635 in grants paid in 2023. ProPublica 990
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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.