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Oprah Winfrey
Media
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58.4
PBS
~$3.2B
Profile Summary
Oprah Winfrey is a U.S. media figure born in 1954 with an estimated net worth of ~$3.2B RTB. SEC records show 60 insider filings tied to her personal CIK, and recent filings in 2024 were Form 4 submissions related to insider activity in companies including Weight Watchers International SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Her SEC record shows 60 insider filings, with recent Form 4 filings dated from 2022 to 2024 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company stock, so these records indicate repeated insider reporting activity SEC EDGAR. The filings are linked to Weight Watchers International (WW) and another company record in the SEC data SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Her two foundations reported $49,036,174 in grants paid in 2023 and held $195,937,643 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation reported $38,574,803 in grants paid on $182,145,385 in assets, and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation reported $10,461,371 in grants paid on $13,792,258 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 26 contributions totaling $204,199.19 from 1988-09-15 to 2022-11-04 FEC. The party breakdown shows $106,399.19 to Democratic recipients and $97,800 to PAC/Other, and the largest listed recipients were Obama Victory Fund 2012, the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee, and Cory Booker for Senate FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage includes stories about Oprah Winfrey at Paris Fashion Week and the Chanel show, as well as entertainment pieces about her preferences in film and travel NewsAPI. GDELT coverage also notes that she is set to narrate Obama Center audio tours and that she has described having a very small inner circle of close friends NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
$195.9MFoundation Assets
$49.0MGrants Paid
2Foundations
Oprah Winfrey Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $182.1MRevenue: $4.6MGrants: $38.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerOprah Winfrey Leadership Academy FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Private operating foundation (IRS NTEE T23)
Assets: $13.8MRevenue: $10.1MGrants: $10.5MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$204KTotal Contributed
26Contributions
1988–2022Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012$76K
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$36K
CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE$10K
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE$10K
BOOKER SENATE VICTORY$10K
SEC Filings
60Total Filings
60Insider Filings
1,573EDGAR Mentions
0001005170Personal CIK
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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5/13/202444
4/3/202444
3/6/202444
1/3/20244FORM 4 SUBMISSION
10/4/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/5/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
4/5/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
1/4/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
10/5/20224FORM 4 SUBMISSION
7/6/2022Recent News
1,381Total Articles
International Business Times UKTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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58.4
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
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.