Lynda Resnick
American businesswoman, philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Lynda Resnick is an American businesswoman and philanthropist associated with the diversified industry sector. She was born in 1944, is from California, and has an estimated net worth of ~$5.4B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Resnick as a businesswoman in the diversified industry sector, but does not provide details about specific companies or business holdings. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Tax filings for three Resnick-affiliated foundations report total grants of $71,611,958 and total assets of $10,843,067 across the listed records. The 2023 Resnick Foundation in Los Angeles reported $71,595,573 in grants paid, $10,840,230 in assets, and $70,205,204 in revenue; the Resnick Family Foundation in Pennsylvania reported $0 in grants paid and $1 in assets for 2015. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions, with the figures covering only the most recent 100 records in the sample. Those records total $908,705.88: $604,005.88 to Democratic committees or candidates, $19,800 to Republican recipients, and $284,900 to PACs or other organizations; the largest listed recipients were the DCCC ($377,100), Jeffries Victory Fund ($100,000), and Jane Fonda Climate PAC ($77,500). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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. View on Wikidata