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Elizabeth Uihlein
American billionaire
IllinoisManufacturing
Not graded
insufficient data
~$6.2B
Est. Net Worth (as of 2025)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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Elizabeth Uihlein is an American billionaire born in 1945, based in Illinois, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.2B. Her listed industry is manufacturing Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
A 2026 news report identified Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein as the owners of Uline NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
In August 2026, the Uihlein family committed a $35 million football-focused gift to Northwestern University over three years. The report said the funding was intended for student-athlete development, operations, recruiting, and other strategic football program investments NewsAPI.
Political Activity
FEC records show at least 100 federal contributions in the most recent 100 contributions on file, covering a sampled period from October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. These sampled records total $4,137,000: $3,040,350 was classified as Unknown party and $1,096,650 as Republican; the largest listed recipients were Northwoods PAC ($1,500,000), CLF ($505,000), SLF PAC ($500,000), the Republican National Committee ($443,000), and Scalise Leadership Fund ($315,100) FEC.
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Political Contributions
$4.1M+In Records We Hold
1061Contributions On File
2025–2026Range Shown
These figures cover the 100 most recent of 1,061 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)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $4,137,000.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
NORTHWOODS PAC$1.5M
CLF$505K
SLF PAC$500K
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$443K
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND$315K
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-11 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Giving score
Not graded — insufficient data
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