Ty Warner
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ty Warner is an American businessman born in 1944 and based in Illinois, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.5B Wikidata. The data provided does not identify his specific operating company or how he built his wealth Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies him only as an American businessman Wikidata. Recent news items mention a lawsuit involving Ty Warner and the Santa Barbara Sea Center, but the article text provided does not add business details beyond that NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Warner-linked foundations reported $324,366 in total grants paid across the available filings, with $4,808,855 in total foundation assets ProPublica 990. The Chicago-based Warner Foundation filed a 2023 Form 990 showing $270,086 in grants paid and $4,597,612 in assets; a Form 990 is the annual tax return private foundations file with the IRS to report finances and grants ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020 to 2025, he made 100 reported FEC contributions totaling $4,734 FEC. The largest recipients were ACTBLUE ($2,350.20) and BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT ($800), and the party breakdown shows $825 to Democratic recipients, $547.80 to National Party recipients, $895 unclassified, and $2,466.20 to PAC/other recipients FEC.
In the News
One validated article from May 2026 reported that Ty Warner was involved in a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara Sea Center over naming rights NewsAPI. Another validated article from March 2026 used the same name for a musician in Wyoming, which appears to be a different person and is not used here 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