Denise DeBartolo York
American businesswoman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Denise DeBartolo York is an American businesswoman from Ohio, born in 1950, with an estimated net worth of ~$8.4B Wikidata. She is identified in the data as being in the sports industry Wikidata. The available records do not include details on how she built her wealth, so this summary is limited to the provided data.
Business & SEC Activity
The data identifies her as a businesswoman in the sports industry Wikidata. No additional business holdings, transactions, or operating-company details are provided in the dataset.
Philanthropy
The York Foundation reported $10,875,281 in grants paid in 2022 and $75,591,769 in total assets, while the York Charitable Foundation reported $53,102 in grants paid in 2023 and $1 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across the foundation records provided, total grants paid were $10,928,383 and total foundation assets were $75,591,770 ProPublica 990. A Form 990 is the annual tax return for many nonprofits, and it shows a foundation’s finances, including assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 1992 to 2020, the available FEC records show 38 contributions totaling $92,600 FEC. The largest recipients were GRIDIRON-PAC ($35,000), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ($25,000), and Tim Ryan for Congress ($21,150) FEC. The party breakdown shows $57,350 to Democratic recipients and $35,250 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
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