Bruce Kovner
American billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Bruce Kovner (born 1945) is an American billionaire in the finance industry based in New York, with an estimated net worth of ~$9.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR shows 79 insider filings under the name “Kovner Bruce” (personal CIK 0001325713), primarily Form 4 filings, which are used to report insiders’ purchases, sales, and other changes in ownership of public company securities. SEC EDGAR These filings are associated with multiple public companies, including Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), SCYNEXIS (SCYX), Kala Pharmaceuticals (KALA), Molecular Templates (MTEM), and Cardiff Oncology (CRDF). SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Kovner Foundation (EIN 223468030) reported $273,505,676 in total assets for tax year 2023, along with $43,099,460 in total revenue and $20,066,577 in total expenses. ProPublica 990 The foundation reported $0 in grants paid in 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
From 2019-03-21 to 2025-08-01, FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $2,280,664.70. FEC The largest recipient listed is Senate Leadership Fund ($1,350,000), followed by Tell It Like It Is PAC ($250,000), NRSC ($118,400), Hogan Victory Fund ($100,000), and John Bolton PAC ($65,000). FEC The party breakdown reported is REP: $380,564.70, PAC/Other: $1,894,300, and NNE: $5,800. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
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