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Herbert Kohler, Jr.

American businessman

17.5

PBS

~$7.3B

Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)

AIProfile Summary

Herbert Kohler, Jr. (born 1939) is an American businessman with an estimated net worth of ~$7.3B. He is based in the United States. Wikidata

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission records show 100 contributions totaling $586,108.50 from 2002-06-17 to 2018-09-27. The party breakdown is $405,414.75 to "REP" recipients, $1,093.75 to "Rep" recipients, and $179,600 to "PAC/Other". Top recipients include the Republican National Committee ($224,200), Right to Rise USA ($100,000), Romney Victory Inc ($50,000), 2004 Joint Candidate Committee ($29,500), and the National Republican Senatorial Committee ($15,000). FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec — 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

FECPolitical Contributions

$586KTotal Contributed

100Contributions

2002–2018Date Range

By Party

REP

$405K

PAC/Other

$180K

Rep

$1K

Top Recipients

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$224K

RIGHT TO RISE USA$100K

ROMNEY VICTORY INC$50K

2004 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE$30K

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE$15K

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

PBSScore Breakdown

17.5

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

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

50%

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