Jonathan Nelson
Profile Summary
Jonathan Nelson is a U.S. finance-industry billionaire from Rhode Island, born in 1956, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.6 billion. RTB The available data does not specify the businesses or investments through which he built his wealth.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records identify Jonathan M. Nelson as an insider associated with Omnicom Group Inc. and CDW Corp. SEC EDGAR The records show 76 insider filings. Form 3 reports initial insider ownership, while Form 4 reports subsequent changes in beneficial ownership. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 records list three Nelson Foundations with combined assets of $4,088,679 and $215,729 in grants paid for the reported filings. ProPublica 990 Two foundations reported grants paid in 2023—$183,110 and $32,619—while a third reported $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants. ProPublica 990 Jonathan M. Nelson is listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge. Giving Pledge
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records, so they do not represent his full contribution history. FEC Those sampled records totaled $1,995.11, including $1,123 to ActBlue, $480.96 to WinRed, $156.15 to Kari Lake for Senate, $125 to Josh Weil for Senate, and $70 to the Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible Government. FEC The sample was categorized as $165 to Democratic committees, $156.15 to Republican committees, and $1,673.96 to PACs or other recipients. FEC
In the News
SEC EDGAR records show Form 4 submissions dated from August 2021 through November 2023, along with a Form 3 submission in April 2021. SEC EDGAR The records include Form 4 submissions on November 29 and November 17, 2023, and August 11, 2023. SEC EDGAR
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.