JB Pritzker
American businessman and politician (born 1965)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
JB Pritzker is an American businessman and politician born in 1965, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.9B Wikidata. He is associated with the Pritzker family and has built wealth through business interests, while also serving in politics Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Publicly available data here identifies him as a businessman, but does not provide details on specific companies or transactions Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Three Pritzker-linked foundations reported 2023 filings: the Pritzker Foundation, Jay Pritzker Foundation, and Pritzker Military Foundation ProPublica 990. Together they reported $510,810,178 in total assets and $64,678,214 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 47 contributions totaling $4,643,247.33 from 1996-05-22 to 2025-05-21 FEC. Of that total, $2,779,947.33 went to Democrats and $1,863,300 went to PACs or other recipients FEC. The largest recipients were Development Now for Chicago ($2,709,294.75) and House Majority PAC ($1,800,000) FEC.
In the News
Recent articles describe Pritzker signing Illinois legislation, including a clean energy trailer bill and a transparency bill affecting consumer fees such as hotel rooms and concert tickets NewsAPI. Another article says he has been building state party coalitions that may be useful in 2028 NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
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. View on Wikidata