James Dinan
Profile Summary
James Dinan is a New York-based finance billionaire born in 1959, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.4B RTB. He built his wealth in finance, and the available data also shows active giving through family foundations and political contributions ProPublica 990FEC.
Philanthropy
The Dinan Family Foundation Inc. reported $56,084,678 in assets in tax year 2023 and paid $5,021,333 in grants ProPublica 990. The John D & Jean E Dinan Foundation reported $8,029,415 in assets and $570,000 in grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990. Combined, the two foundations reported $64,114,093 in assets and $5,591,333 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-01-30 to 2025-12-26, FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $141,188.75 FEC. Most of the disclosed giving went to Democratic recipients, including $53,400 to DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee, $50,000 to Biden Action Fund, and $10,000 to Harris Action Fund FEC. The party breakdown shows $77,225 to Democrats, $473.75 to Republicans, and $63,490 to Unknown FEC.
In the News
GDELT returned 3 total results, but 0 validated results, so there are no verified news items to summarize from that dataset.
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.