Sidney Kimmel
Profile Summary
Sidney Kimmel is a U.S. billionaire in the retail sector with an estimated net worth of ~$1.6B RTB. SEC records show 20 filings tied to his personal CIK, including insider ownership reports on Forms 4 and 5, which are SEC forms used to disclose changes in beneficial ownership of company stock SEC EDGAR. He is also a signatory to The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings connect Sidney Kimmel to JONES GROUP INC, and the record includes 20 total filings, all listed as insider filings SEC EDGAR. The recent filings include Forms 4 and 5, which are standard SEC disclosures for reporting stock purchases, sales, or other changes in ownership by company insiders SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show $841,397 in total grants paid across the listed Kimmel-related foundations, with total assets of $36,429,050 ProPublica 990. The largest listed foundation asset base is the Kimmel Family Foundation in Oregon, with $29,958,335 in assets and $386,048 in grants paid in 2020 ProPublica 990. Another Kimmel Family Foundation filing for 2023 reported $1 in assets and $0 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $1,732,599.97 from 2007-06-30 to 2024-10-11 FEC. Most of the reported amount is categorized as Unknown party support ($1,495,000), with $231,649.97 to Democrats and $5,950 to Republicans FEC. The largest named recipient was PRIORITIES USA ACTION at $1,000,000 FEC.
In the News
A 2026 PR Newswire item mentions Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College in connection with a faculty appointment announcement NewsAPI. The article references the medical college named for Kimmel, but does not provide additional personal business or financial details NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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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 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.