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Nicholas Pritzker
CaliforniaFinance
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63.0
PBS
~$2.1B
Profile Summary
Nicholas Pritzker is a California-based U.S. billionaire born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.1B RTB. The data provided identifies him in the finance industry, but does not include details on his operating companies or how he built his wealth. He also appears in political giving records and family foundation filings FEC ProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
The Pritzker Foundation reported $34,619,420 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $465,397,589 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Jay Pritzker Foundation reported $25,883,134 in grants paid and $19,290,307 in total assets, while the Pritzker Military Foundation reported $4,175,660 in grants paid and $26,122,282 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across these three foundations, total grants paid were $64,678,214 and total foundation assets were $510,810,178 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2018-08-15 to 2024-09-29, the records show $987,083.46 in political contributions across 100 donations FEC. The largest listed recipient was SMP at $500,000, followed by HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT 2020 at $112,000, TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS at $50,000, ULTRAVIOLET PAC at $50,000, and HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT at $27,000 FEC. Party breakdown data shows $196,854.46 to Democratic recipients, $8,200 to DFL, $6,600 to Republican recipients, and $775,429 to Unknown FEC.
In the News
A recent article in the provided news data mentions JB Pritzker and a possible run for more than governor, but it does not provide new factual information about Nicholas Pritzker himself NewsAPI. No other Nicholas Pritzker-specific news items were included in the provided dataset.
U.S. Presence
residenceNicasio, California
Philanthropy
$510.8MFoundation Assets
$64.7MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Pritzker FoundationChicago, IL
Assets: $465.4MRevenue: $36.2MGrants: $34.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJay Pritzker FoundationHouston, TX
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $19.3MRevenue: $10.0MGrants: $25.9MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPritzker Military FoundationChicago, IL
Assets: $26.1MRevenue: $2.4MGrants: $4.2MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$987KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2018–2024Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
SMP$500K
HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT 2020$112K
TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS$50K
ULTRAVIOLET PAC$50K
HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT$27K
Recent News
12Total Articles
Bloomberg BusinessTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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63.0
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.