Michael Teel
Profile Summary
Michael Teel, born in 1951, is a California-based retail industry billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$1.5B RTB. The data provided does not include details on his specific company roles or how he built his wealth, so only his industry and wealth estimate can be stated here RTB.
Philanthropy
Teel is associated with three foundations that reported a combined $524,080 in grants paid in 2023 and total assets of $7,608,771 ProPublica 990. The largest was the Teel Charitable Foundation, which reported $336,000 in grants paid and $5,737,236 in assets; the Teel Family Foundation reported $74,537 in grants paid and $160,969 in assets; and the Leona & Susan Teel Foundation reported $113,543 in grants paid and $1,710,566 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From September 29, 2022 through November 12, 2025, Teel made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $11,816.86 FEC. The largest recipients were MAHA VALUES, MAHA ALLIANCE, ACTBLUE, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, and MOVEMENT VOTER PAC; the party breakdown shows $935 to Democrats, $204 to independents, and $10,677.86 to unknown or unclassified recipients FEC.
In the News
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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.