Richard Stephen Sackler
American billionaire businessman (born 1945)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Richard Stephen Sackler is an American billionaire businessman born in 1945, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three Sackler-related foundations reported a combined $19,173,012 in total assets for tax year 2023, and $0 in grants paid. ProPublica 990 The Arthur M Sackler Foundation (NY) reported $9,755,867 in assets with $0 grants paid; The Shack Sackler Foundation (NY) reported $9,137,040 in assets with $0 grants paid; and the Allen Sackler Foundation Inc (CA) reported $280,105 in assets with $0 grants paid. ProPublica 990 Across these filings, total revenue was reported while grants paid remained $0. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show 6 contributions totaling $6,000 from 1984-05-30 to 1992-10-16. FEC The party breakdown is evenly split: $3,000 to Democrats and $3,000 to Republicans. FEC Top recipients include CHRIS DODD FOR SENATE ($2,000), FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD ($1,000), WEICKER '88 COMMITTEE ($1,000), INNER CIRCLE/NEW YORK RECEPTION ($1,000), and the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE ($1,000). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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. View on Wikidata