Edward Johnson IV
Profile Summary
Edward Johnson IV, born in 1964, is a Massachusetts-based U.S. billionaire in finance with an estimated net worth of ~$13.6B RTB. The data provided does not identify his specific company or role, but it places him in the finance industry and shows long-running political giving and multiple private foundations FECProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
The data shows three foundations associated with him: Iv Foundation, Foundation Iv, and Hsan Iv Foundation ProPublica 990. Across the latest available filings, they reported a combined $96,113 in grants paid and $850,815 in total assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
He made 63 federal contributions totaling $14,096.48 from 1992-11-06 to 2022-07-03 FEC. His giving leaned Republican overall, with $9,500 to Republicans, $3,000 to Democrats, and $1,596.48 to PACs or other recipients FEC. Top recipients included Romney for President Inc. ($2,500), Bush-Cheney '04 Inc. ($2,000), Collins for Senator ($2,000), Friends of Phil Gramm ($2,000), and Barney Frank for Congress Committee ($1,000) FEC.
In the News
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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.