Denise DeBartolo York
American businesswoman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/23/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Denise DeBartolo York is an American businesswoman from Ohio, born in 1950, with an estimated net worth of ~$8.4B Wikidata.
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.
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