Lynda Resnick
American businesswoman, philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Lynda Resnick is an American businesswoman and philanthropist from California, born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.4B Wikidata. She is identified in the data as working in a diversified industry, but no additional business details are provided here Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show $71,611,958 in total grants paid across the listed Resnick foundations, with the largest amount coming from the Resnick Foundation in Los Angeles, which reported $71,595,573 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. That same filing reported $10,840,230 in total assets, $70,205,204 in revenue, and $71,632,035 in expenses ProPublica 990. A separate 2015 Resnick Family Foundation filing reported $0 in grants paid and $1 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows $908,705.88 in contributions from 2023-11-29 to 2025-12-29 FEC. The largest recipient was the DCCC at $377,100, and the top party breakdown was Democratic at $604,005.88, compared with $19,800 Republican and $284,900 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were available in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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. View on Wikidata