Todd Graves
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Todd Graves is an American businessman from Louisiana, born in 1972, with an estimated net worth of ~$22.0B Wikidata. He is best known as the CEO of Raising Cane’s, the fast-food chain associated with his wealth NewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
The data identifies Graves as an American businessman and shows recent media coverage focused on his role as CEO of Raising Cane’s WikidataNewsAPI. No SEC filing data was provided, so there is no additional information here about public-company ownership, insider transactions, or filing activity.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show three separate foundations with combined assets of $6,744,546 and combined grants paid of $251,072 in the latest reported years ProPublica 990. The Graves Foundation Inc. in Texas reported $140,000 in grants paid on $2,878,399 of assets for 2023, while the Graves Foundation Inc. in Georgia reported $19,877 in grants paid on $1,574,311 of assets for 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 100 contributions totaling $1,132.11 from 2024-09-29 to 2025-12-31 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican-aligned recipients, including $972.18 to WINRED, with smaller amounts to the NRSC, NRCC, TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC., and NEVER SURRENDER, INC. FEC.
In the News
Recent articles focused on a light-profile story about Graves and Raising Cane’s, including coverage of a menu item he reportedly does not eat NewsAPI. The articles do not add financial or governance details beyond his role as CEO NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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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