Arthur Blank
American businessman and sports team owner
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Arthur Blank is an American businessman and sports team owner based in Georgia. He was born in 1942 and has an estimated net worth of ~$11.4 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Blank is identified as a sports-industry businessman and sports team owner. A July 2026 article described him as a Home Depot founder and reported that he was expanding his Montana property with a lodge overlooking the Yellowstone River. Wikidata NewsAPI
Philanthropy
Three Blank-related foundations reported $1,541,826 in combined grants paid and $27,186,457 in combined assets across the listed filings for tax years 2022 and 2023. Blank is listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge under the name Arthur M. Blank. ProPublica 990 Wikidata
Political Activity
The available FEC data represents only the most recent 100 contributions and covers at least 100 federal contributions; the figures are not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, contributions totaled $318,231.78, including $303,800 to Democrats, $3,500 to Republicans, and $10,931.78 to PACs or other recipients, with the Democratic share substantially larger. FEC
In the News
In July 2026, the Atlanta Falcons and Arthur Blank issued a statement mourning Cristina Ulbrich, the wife of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. Separate July 2026 coverage reported that Blank had expanded his Montana property with a new lodge overlooking the Yellowstone River. 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 to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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