Leonard Abess
Profile Summary
Leonard Abess is a Florida-based finance industry figure born in 1948. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.3 billion RTB.
Philanthropy
In 2023, the Jayne And Leonard Abess Foundation reported $11.1 million in assets, $1.1 million in revenue, $694,800 in expenses, and $656,445 in grants paid. The Leonard L & Bertha U Abess Foundation reported $4.6 million in assets, $63,289 in revenue, $330,405 in expenses, and $310,966 in grants paid; together, the two foundations reported $15.7 million in assets and $967,411 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available records contain at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sample, not Abess's full giving history. Within that sample, contributions totaled $291,000: $204,600 to Democratic recipients, $14,800 to Republican recipients, $5,800 to independent recipients, and $65,800 categorized as unknown; the largest listed recipients were the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ($51,000) and the Democratic Executive Committee of Florida ($30,400) FEC.
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.