Richard Stephen Sackler
American billionaire businessman (born 1945)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Richard Stephen Sackler is an American businessman born in 1945. He is identified as a billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
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Philanthropy
The Richard and Beth Sackler Foundation Inc., based in Oklahoma City, reported $17.8 million in total assets, $707,453 in revenue, $751,162 in expenses, and $749,500 in grants paid for tax year 2023. These figures come from Form 990, an annual public filing that nonprofits use to report finances and activities. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show six contributions totaling $6,000 between May 30, 1984, and October 16, 1992. Contributions were evenly split between Democratic and Republican recipients, with $3,000 to each party; the largest individual recipient total was $2,000 to Chris Dodd for Senate. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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