Todd Graves
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Todd Graves is an American businessman from Louisiana, born in 1972, and is listed in the diversified industry category. He has an estimated net worth of ~$22.0 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
News coverage identifies Graves as the founder of Raising Cane’s, a restaurant company NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Three listed Graves-affiliated foundations reported combined assets of $4,452,710 and $159,877 in grants paid ProPublica 990. Two foundations reported 2023 grants of $140,000 and $19,877; a third listed foundation reported $0 in assets and $0 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 sampled records total $1,132.11, though the full total is unknown and higher FEC. In that sample, $130.68 went to Republican recipients and $1,001.43 was categorized as PAC/Other; WinRed was the largest listed recipient at $972.18 FEC.
In the News
Recent articles identify Graves as the founder of Raising Cane’s and report that he spent $100 million on a FIFA World Cup party NewsAPI. Another article addressed an online claim about Graves bringing a dinosaur to Dallas’s Knox Street, while a separate report described a Graves-linked group alleging campaign-finance violations by Nathan Willett 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.
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