Paul Fireman
Profile Summary
Paul Fireman is a U.S. businessperson in the retail industry, associated with Massachusetts, and born in 1944. His net worth is estimated at ~$1.5 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
Fireman's listed industry is retail. The available data does not provide additional details about his companies or business holdings. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Paul And Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation reported $176.2 million in assets, $16.6 million in revenue, $10.5 million in expenses, and $9.9 million in grants paid for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data includes at least 100 federal contributions from Fireman; the most recent 100 records, covering September 18, 2012, through October 25, 2024, total $1,244,966.47. These sampled records included $756,100.01 to Democratic recipients, $78,800 to Republican recipients, $6,600 to independent recipients, and $403,466.46 categorized as unknown. FEC The largest sampled recipients were the DSCC at $348,500, the DCCC at $248,500.01, House Majority PAC at $100,000, Reason to Believe PAC at $100,000, and Romney Victory Inc. at $76,300; these figures cover only the most recent 100 contributions and not Fireman's full contribution history. 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 by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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.