Ben Chestnut
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ben Chestnut is an American businessman from Georgia in the technology industry, born in 1974, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.3B Wikidata. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so only his identity and estimated net worth can be stated here Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The Chestnut-related foundations reported total grants paid of $17,739,720 and total foundation assets of $298,284,625 in the latest available filings ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Chestnut Family Foundation in Atlanta reported $16,548,525 in grants paid and $277,309,851 in assets, while the Chestnut Foundation in Lawrence reported $583,113 in grants paid and $10,918,109 in assets ProPublica 990. The Chestnut Foundation in Culver City reported $608,082 in grants paid in its 2013 filing ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2008 to 2024, he made 8 federal campaign contributions totaling $282.03 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. ($186.03) and WINRED ($93), with a small amount to the Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee ($3) FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
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. View on Wikidata