Rupert Murdoch
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Rupert Murdoch is an American businessman in the media industry, born in 1931 and based in New York. He has an estimated net worth of ~$7.2 billion. SEC records connect him with News Corp, Fox Corp, and Twenty-First Century Fox. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 143 insider filings under Murdoch's personal record. These include Form 4 filings, which report changes in an insider's ownership of company securities, and Form 144 filings, which notify the SEC of a proposed securities sale. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Murdoch Foundation Inc. reported $140 in grants paid, $1 in total assets, $125 in revenue, and $140 in expenses for tax year 2014. A separate Murdoch Family Foundation record reported zero grants, assets, revenue, and expenses, with no tax year listed. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC sample contains at least 100 federal contributions; its reported total of $7,606,418.35 covers only the most recent 100 records and is not a complete lifetime total. In that sample, $7,112,000 was categorized as PAC/Other, $483,585 as Republican, and $10,833.35 as Democratic; the largest named recipient was the Senate Leadership Fund at $5 million. FEC
In the News
A Daily Beast article dated August 12, 2026, reported that The Wall Street Journal criticized Donald Trump's campaign against childhood vaccines. A Washington Free Beacon article published the same day discussed criticism of New York Magazine under James Murdoch. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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