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LeBron James
CaliforniaSports
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75.0
PBS
~$1.3B
Profile Summary
LeBron James is a U.S. billionaire athlete born in 1984 and based in California, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. He built his wealth through his NBA career, and recent reporting says he is in active negotiations with the Los Angeles Lakers on a new deal NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The James Foundation reported $1,415,116 in grants paid in tax year 2023, with $6,122,868 in total assets ProPublica 990. Other foundations with the James name reported much larger activity, including the James Irvine Foundation with $203,756,889 in grants paid and $3,300,619,484 in assets, and James Foundation Inc with $11,687,795 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 16 contributions totaling $41,145.57 from 2008-06-30 to 2025-10-31 FEC. The largest recipients were the Democratic White House Victory Fund and the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee, each at $20,000, with smaller amounts to Community for Kina Collins, WinRed, and ActBlue FEC.
U.S. Presence
residenceLos Angeles, California
Philanthropy
$3.3BFoundation Assets
$216.9MGrants Paid
3Foundations
James FoundationSaint James, MO
Assets: $6.1MRevenue: $1.7MGrants: $1.4MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJames Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $3.3BRevenue: $219.8MGrants: $203.8MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJames Foundation IncAuburn, IN
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $17.3MRevenue: $11.7MGrants: $11.7MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$41KTotal Contributed
16Contributions
2008–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE VICTORY FUND$20K
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$20K
COMMUNITY FOR KINA COLLINS$899
WINRED$241.57
ACTBLUE$5
Recent News
10,258Total Articles
Ad Hoc NewsTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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75.0
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
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 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.