Oprah Winfrey
Profile Summary
Oprah Winfrey is a U.S. media figure born in 1954, and her profile is categorized in the Media industry. She has an estimated net worth of ~$3.2 billion RTB.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 60 insider filings for Oprah Winfrey, including recent Form 4 filings through May 2024 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is an SEC report used to disclose transactions in, or changes to, an insider's ownership of a company's securities; the data also shows 1,573 related search hits and identifies Weight Watchers International Inc. among the companies returned SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation reported $38,574,803 in grants paid and $182,145,385 in total assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. It reported $4,550,279 in revenue and $41,852,608 in expenses for the year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data lists 26 contributions totaling $204,199.19 from September 15, 1988, through November 4, 2022 FEC. The recorded breakdown includes $106,399.19 to Democratic recipients and $97,800 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipient was the Obama Victory Fund 2012, with $75,800 FEC.
In the News
Recent NewsAPI headlines about Winfrey include coverage of her appearance at Paris Fashion Week, a discussion of her interview style, and a property once owned by her NewsAPI. Other headlines discuss her reaction to the film "Interview with the Vampire" and public commentary about her appearance NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
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Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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.