Ted Turner
Profile Summary
Ted Turner is a U.S. media figure associated with Georgia and born in 1938. His estimated net worth is ~$2.8 billion. RTB He is a signatory of The Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge
Business & SEC Activity
Turner is identified in the supplied data as a media-industry billionaire. RTB
Philanthropy
Three listed Turner foundations reported combined assets of $1,353,422 and $140,362 in grants paid across tax years 2022 and 2023. ProPublica 990 The Pueblo, Colorado, foundation reported $718 in assets and $0 in grants paid for 2022, while the Alabama and Kentucky foundations reported $90,150 and $50,212 in grants paid, respectively, for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample, so the full total is unknown. In this sample, contributions totaled $6,035.60, with $310 classified as Republican, $500 as unknown, and $5,225.60 as PAC/other; listed recipients include WinRed, ActBlue, and the Trump National Committee JFC. FEC
In the News
GDELT-listed coverage includes a July 2026 article about Turner's Flying D Ranch and three decades of bison ranching in Montana. GDELT Another July 2026 report described a Ted Turner event involving CNN journalists and executives and discussion of the Paramount-Warner merger. GDELT
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.