Liesel Pritzker Simmons
Profile Summary
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born 1984) is a U.S.-based billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$2.1B and is listed in the diversified industry category. She is associated with Massachusetts. Her recorded political giving and foundation filings show activity across multiple election cycles and multiple Simmons Foundation entities. RTB FEC ProPublica 990
Philanthropy
ProPublica nonprofit filings list multiple entities named “Simmons Foundation,” including one in Brookhaven, GA (EIN 27-2931165) and one in Ann Arbor, MI (EIN 38-6075922). In tax year 2023, both reported $0 in grants paid, while reporting assets of $11,071,424 (GA) and $1,060,172 (MI), for a combined $12,131,596 in foundation assets and $0 total grants paid across the listed foundations. The GA foundation reported $1,705,264 in revenue and $500,027 in expenses in 2023; the MI foundation reported $9,645 in revenue and $80,067 in expenses in 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 54 contributions totaling $208,400 from 2014-09-03 to 2025-05-13. The party breakdown reported is $119,300 to Democratic recipients and $89,100 categorized as Unknown. The largest listed recipients include MAYDAY PAC ($50,000), LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE ($16,800), WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA ($11,400), MARK KELLY FOR SENATE ($11,400), and the MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE ($10,400). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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.