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Denise DeBartolo York

American businesswoman

OhioSports

AIProfile 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.

AI-generated summary from wikidata, propublica_990, fec, gdelt 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

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.

$75.6MFoundation Assets
$10.9MGrants Paid
3Foundations
York FoundationHerndon, VA
Public foundation (IRS NTEE T30)
Assets: $75.6MRevenue: $7.0MGrants: $10.9MTax Year: 2022
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
York FoundationSan Jose, CA
Human services (IRS NTEE P20)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
York Charitable FoundationEnglewood, CO
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $1Revenue: $53KGrants: $53KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$93KTotal Contributed
38Contributions
1992–2020Date Range

By Party

DEM
$57K
PAC/Other
$35K

Top Recipients

GRIDIRON-PAC$35K
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$25K
TIM RYAN FOR CONGRESS$21K
FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN$5K
TIM RYAN FOR AMERICA$3K

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
42.0
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
24%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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

Denise DeBartolo York — Public Benefit Score C (42) | Billionaire Army