Brian Higgins
Profile Summary
Brian Higgins is a U.S.-based finance figure from New York, born in 1965, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.8B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so this profile is limited to the financial, philanthropic, and political records available here.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to Higgins reported a combined $4,060,980 in grants paid and $17,903,576 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Higgins Family Foundation reported $3,618,275 in grants paid on $15,125,508 in assets for tax year 2023, while the Higgins Foundation reported $109,750 in grants paid on $835,019 in assets for tax year 2023 and the Higgins Lake Foundation reported $332,955 in grants paid on $1,943,049 in assets for tax year 2022 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $11,910.45 during 2024-10-28 to 2025-12-31 FEC. The largest reported recipients were Verizon PAC at $5,576.70, General Mills PAC at $1,620, and $1,000 each to Whitson for Congress, Whitson Victory Committee, and the DCCC FEC. The party breakdown shows $1,000 to Democrats, $1,201 to Republicans, $1,620 marked unknown party, and $8,089.45 listed as unknown FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were provided in the GDELT data for this profile NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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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.