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Elizabeth Uihlein
American billionaire
IllinoisManufacturing
D
~$6.2B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Elizabeth Uihlein is an American billionaire from Illinois, born in 1945, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.2 billion. She is identified as a Uline owner and operates in manufacturing. Wikidata NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
Uihlein is associated with Uline, a manufacturing company, alongside Richard Uihlein. NewsAPI Her estimated net worth is ~$6.2 billion. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Uihlein family committed $35 million over three years to Northwestern football. The commitment is intended to support student-athlete development, recruiting, operational priorities, and other program investments. NewsAPI
Political Activity
The most recent 100 federal contributions on file total at least $3,221,800; this sample is truncated, so the full total is higher and unknown. In the sampled records, $1,316,400 went to Republican recipients and $1,905,400 went to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were SLF PAC and the Congressional Leadership Fund, each receiving $500,000. FEC
In the News
News coverage reported an $35 million Uihlein family commitment to Northwestern football over three years, focused on recruiting, student-athlete development, operational priorities, and strategic investments. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Political Contributions
$3.2M+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2025–2025Range Shown
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)
SLF PAC$500K
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND$500K
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$443K
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND$322K
NRCC$310K
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.
News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-11 to 2026-08-11 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
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21.9
Public Benefit Score
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.
Philanthropy65% weight
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
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
Transparency35% weight
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. View on Wikidata