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Michael Krasny

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AIProfile Summary

Michael Krasny is a technology entrepreneur from Illinois, born in 1953, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. He is identified as a U.S. billionaire and a Giving Pledge signatory RTB.

Political Activity

Federal election records show 100 contributions totaling $595,670.38 from 2022-07-29 to 2024-08-22 FEC. Most of the reported giving went to Democratic recipients, including $300,000 to HARRIS VICTORY FUND and $41,300 to the DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee; the top Republican recipient listed was Nikki Haley for President Inc. with $9,900 FEC.

AI-generated summary from fec, gdelt, rtb, giving_pledge 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceHighland Park, Illinois

FECPolitical Contributions

$596KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2022–2024Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$306K
DEM
$280K
REP
$10K

Top Recipients

HARRIS VICTORY FUND$300K
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$41K
NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.$10K
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT$7K
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY PAC, INC.$5K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
36.0
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
15%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Michael Krasny — Public Benefit Score C (36) | Billionaire Army