Richard Sands
Profile Summary
Richard Sands is a U.S. billionaire listed in Florida and the diversified industry, born in 1951. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.6 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists Richard Sands, the Richard Sands Master Trust, RES Master LLC, and Constellation Brands, Inc. among related entities. The records include 18 insider filings, with recent filings primarily marked SC 13D/A; these are amendments to Schedule 13D, a form used to disclose significant ownership and related changes in a public company. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Sands Foundation in Dallas reported $695,176 in grants paid, $346,878 in total assets, $28,374 in revenue, and $700,126 in expenses for tax year 2023. Two other listed Sands Foundation records reported $0 in grants, assets, revenue, and expenses. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC pull contains at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 records total $53,977.16, so the figures do not represent Sands's full contribution history. In this sample, contributions were $25,030 to Democrats, $35 to Republicans, and $28,912.16 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were the DSCC ($25,000), Morelle Victory Fund ($12,000), and Constellation Brands Inc. Political Action Committee ($10,000). FEC
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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.