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Rick Smith

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AIProfile Summary

Rick Smith, born in 1970, is a U.S. technology industry billionaire based in Arizona with an estimated net worth of ~$1.9B RTB. SEC records list him as "Smith Rick B." and show six insider filings, including Form 3 and Form 4 submissions, which are the SEC forms used to report an executive or insider's initial ownership and later changes in holdings SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

The provided data identifies Smith as being in the technology industry, but it does not include company names, roles, or deal history RTB. SEC EDGAR shows six insider filings for him, including one Form 3 in 2015 and multiple Form 4 filings through 2017; Form 4 is the SEC filing used to report changes in insider ownership SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Two Smith Foundation entities and one Smith Handy Smith Foundation appear in the 990 data, with total foundation assets of $7,330,721 and total grants paid of $646,232 in the latest available filings ProPublica 990. The Wayne, PA Smith Foundation reported $591,207 in grants paid on $7,010,708 in assets for tax year 2023, while the Wrightsville, PA Smith Foundation reported $55,025 in grants paid on $320,013 in assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The Smith Handy Smith Foundation in Fort Worth reported $0 in grants paid, $0 in assets, and $0 in revenue or expenses in the data provided ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $7,930.73 in the reported date range FEC. Most of the money went to Republican-aligned recipients, with $7,006.22 classified as REP, compared with $112 to DEM recipients and $694.87 to Unknown; the top recipient was GINA SWOBODA FOR CONGRESS at $7,000 FEC.

In the News

No relevant news articles about Rick Smith were included in the provided news data NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, fec, rtb, newsapi, sec_edgar 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceFlagstaff, Arizona

990Philanthropy

$7.3MFoundation Assets
$646KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Smith Handy Smith FoundationFort Worth, TX
Human services (IRS NTEE P20)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Smith FoundationWayne, PA
Assets: $7.0MRevenue: $444KGrants: $591KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Smith FoundationWrightsville, PA
Assets: $320KRevenue: $22KGrants: $55KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$8KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

REP
$7K
Unknown
$694.87
NNE
$117.64
DEM
$112

Top Recipients

GINA SWOBODA FOR CONGRESS$7K
WINRED$301.21
ACTBLUE$264
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$117.64
IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$77
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

6Total Filings
6Insider Filings
586EDGAR Mentions
0001656101Personal CIK

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
6/6/2017
4FORM 4 -
11/28/2016
4FORM 4 -
9/19/2016
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/5/2016
4FORM 4 SUBMISSION
10/28/2015
3FORM 3 SUBMISSION
10/21/2015
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
32.3
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
9%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Rick Smith — Public Benefit Score C (32) | Billionaire Army