Todd Wagner
Profile Summary
Todd Wagner is a Texas-based media billionaire born in 1960, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so this profile is limited to his reported industry and financial activity.
Philanthropy
The Wagner Foundation reported $15,411,389 in total grants paid across the foundation filings provided ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Cambridge, Massachusetts Wagner Foundation reported $15,039,540 in grants paid and $167,759,079 in assets; the 2024 Northbrook, Illinois filing reported $166,062 in grants paid and $3,247,763 in assets; and the 2023 Incline Village, Nevada filing reported $205,787 in grants paid and $5,424,123 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Todd Wagner made 100 reported federal contributions totaling $201,549.10 during 2024-09-11 to 2025-12-15 FEC. The largest listed recipient was HARRIS VICTORY FUND at $100,013, and the party breakdown shows $71,918.32 to Democrats, $9,800 to Republicans, and $119,830.78 to unknown or unclassified recipients FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided GDELT data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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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 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.