Phil Ruffin
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Phil Ruffin is an American businessman in the diversified industry who is associated with Nevada and was born in 1935. He has an estimated net worth of ~$4.7 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Ruffin is described as an American businessman working across diversified business activities. His estimated net worth is ~$4.7 billion. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Ruffin Family Foundation reported $339,083 in grants paid, $793,191 in assets, $1,037,188 in revenue, and $340,183 in expenses for 2023. ProPublica 990 The Ruffin Foundation record lists $0 in grants, assets, revenue, and expenses. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data represents at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 records in the sample totaled $1,014,052.42, so the figure is not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, $623,552.42 went to Republican recipients or party committees and $390,500 went to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were the Republican National Committee ($371,700), Grow the Majority ($150,000), Emmer Majority Builders ($50,000), Screaming Eagle PAC Inc. ($50,000), and the NRCC ($44,300). All figures cover only the sampled records. 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.
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