John Paulson
American family office manager
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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John Paulson is an American family office manager, born in 1955, based in New York and associated with the finance industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$9.8B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records list 116 insider filings for Paulson, including recent Form 4 filings in 2025 and 2026. A Form 4 reports changes in ownership by company insiders; the records include filings connected to Aptiv, Cheniere Energy, Realogy Holdings, BrightSphere Investment Group, and International Tower Hill Mines. SEC EDGAR Paulson & Co. reported a new Alphabet position and an exit from Agnico Eagle Mines as of June 30, 2026, according to a reported SEC holdings disclosure. NewsAPI
Philanthropy
Three listed Paulson foundations reported combined assets of $1,401,427,960 and grants paid of $66,675,502 in their latest available filings. The Paulson Family Foundation in West Palm Beach reported $1,400,869,609 in assets and $66,626,602 in grants paid for tax year 2023; a separate Minnesota foundation reported $1 in assets and $0 in grants paid for 2022. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC sample contains at least 100 federal contributions, covering only the 100 most recent records on file from January 22 through July 24, 2026. Those sampled contributions total $1,880,904.69: $759,080.38 was categorized as Republican and $1,121,824.31 as Unknown. The largest listed recipients in the sample were Grow the Majority ($891,200), the Republican National Committee ($310,100), NRCC ($310,100), America 21 PAC ($160,000), and Opportunity and Freedom PAC ($45,000). FEC
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
In the News
In August 2026, Markets Insider reported that Paulson & Co. added Alphabet, exited Agnico Eagle Mines, increased International Tower Hill Mines, and reduced holdings including Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Acadian Asset Management. NewsAPI
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
These figures cover the 100 most recent of 2,865 federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $1,880,904.69.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The giving score 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 record we hold about this person — net worth, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, Wikidata. It measures our coverage, not how open the person is. Each further kind of record scores higher, up to eight. Political donation records matched to a person by name alone are not counted: they may belong to someone else with the same name. From October 7, 2026, our own AI-written summary and the profile photo are not counted either — neither is a public record — so grades that leaned on them moved down that day.
Data: SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): Giving score = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Data coverage
Scored on 10/16/2026 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