Margaretta Taylor
American heiress (Cox Enterprises), billionaire, philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Margaretta Taylor is an American heiress associated with Cox Enterprises, a media company, and is identified as a philanthropist. She was born in 1942, is based in New York, and has an estimated net worth of ~$6.3 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Taylor's wealth is tied to her inheritance from Cox Enterprises, according to the available profile data. Cox Enterprises operates in the media industry. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three Taylor Foundations reported combined assets of $8.7 million and $1.03 million in grants paid across the reported filings. The Taylor Foundation in Georgia reported $6.7 million in assets and $894,835 in grants paid for tax year 2023; the Florida foundation reported $1.15 million in assets and $107,939 in grants for 2022; and the California foundation reported $887,242 in assets and $24,200 in grants for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Taylor has at least 100 federal contribution records; the most recent 100 records on file total $503,148.69, a figure that covers only the sampled records and is not a complete lifetime total. In that sample, $275,748.69 went to Republican recipients, $3,500 to Democratic recipients, and $223,900 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were Defend Our Majority ($138,000), Elise Victory Fund ($50,000), and NRCC ($50,000). 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. View on Wikidata