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Paul Merage

American businessman

AIProfile Summary

Paul Merage is an American businessman born in 1943 with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B Wikidata. SEC filing data ties him to Rockwell Collins Inc., and the dataset shows a large volume of insider-related filings associated with that company SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

The SEC data identifies Rockwell Collins Inc. as an operating company in the aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment sector SEC EDGAR. The filing record shows 1,000 total filings and 671 insider filings, with recent activity consisting of multiple Form 4 filings; Form 4 is the SEC report insiders use to disclose changes in their ownership of company stock SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three family foundations reported 2023 tax-year data: the Sabrina Merage Foundation, Jonathan Merage Foundation, and Lauren Merage Foundation ProPublica 990. Together they reported $1,253,784 in grants paid and $29,436,298 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Jonathan Merage Foundation held the largest assets at $21,411,083 and paid $699,448 in grants, while the Lauren Merage Foundation reported $2,537,278 in assets and $110,953 in grants paid ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 28 contributions totaling $68,250 from 1996-03-18 to 2020-06-02 FEC. The largest shares went to Democratic recipients, with $42,250 to DEM, $19,000 to PAC/Other, $6,000 to REP, and $1,000 to OTH FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the available GDELT data NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, sec_edgar, gdelt, propublica_990 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$29.4MFoundation Assets
$1.3MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Sabrina Merage FoundationEnglewood, CO
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $5.5MRevenue: $485KGrants: $443KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Jonathan Merage FoundationEnglewood, CO
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $21.4MRevenue: $2.1MGrants: $699KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Lauren Merage FoundationNewport Beach, CA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $2.5MRevenue: $106KGrants: $111KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$68KTotal Contributed
28Contributions
1996–2020Date Range

By Party

DEM
$42K
PAC/Other
$19K
REP
$6K
OTH
$1K

Top Recipients

COLORADO SENATE 2002$17K
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$15K
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY$10K
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.$5K
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$5K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

1,000Total Filings
671Insider Filings
708EDGAR Mentions

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

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Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
43.1
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
19%

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
88%

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. View on Wikidata

Paul Merage — Public Benefit Score C (43) | Billionaire Army