Arthur Blank
American businessman and sports team owner
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Arthur Blank is an American businessman and sports team owner from Georgia, with an estimated net worth of ~$11.4B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a sports industry figure and built his wealth as a businessman; the available sources do not provide a fuller breakdown of his operating companies Wikidata. He is a signatory to The Giving Pledge The Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
Blank is described as an American businessman and sports team owner Wikidata. The news data also shows continued involvement in the Atlanta Falcons, including a 2026 report about hiring Matt Ryan as president of football, which reflects his role in team ownership and leadership decisions NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Blank is a Giving Pledge signatory The Giving Pledge. The foundation data lists three related foundations with total reported assets of $3,870,888 and total grants paid of $274,703 in the latest available filings, including the Blank Family Foundation, which reported $2,847,305 in assets and $217,136 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The Blank Space Foundation reported $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid in the available record ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $318,231.78 from 2024-11-28 to 2025-12-31 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, including $300,000 to the DSCC, while $3,500 went to a Republican recipient and $10,931.78 went to PACs or other entities FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage includes a May 2026 article about the Atlanta Falcons hiring Matt Ryan as president of football, with the story framing the move as a decision made by Arthur Blank NewsAPI. Another May 2026 item reported that Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Foundation, is set to retire after helping guide changes in the foundation’s grantmaking NewsAPI. A separate article reported a $1 million donation to LGBTQ+ youth, though the provided excerpt does not include enough detail to attribute the full context beyond the headline NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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