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John Fish
MassachusettsDiversified
D
26.5
PBS
~$3.6B
Profile Summary
John Fish, born in 1960, is a Massachusetts-based billionaire in the diversified industry with an estimated net worth of ~$3.6B RTB. Public data in the provided set does not include a detailed business biography, but recent news items reference Suffolk, indicating ongoing activity tied to that company NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The provided foundation filings show three Fish-related foundations, with one active filing for the Fish Foundation in Michigan for tax year 2023. That foundation reported $28,804 in grants paid, $228,149 in total assets, $43,774 in revenue, and $32,429 in expenses ProPublica 990. Two other listed foundations reported $0 in grants, assets, revenue, and expenses in the data provided ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
In the 2025-12-21 to 2025-12-31 reporting period, FEC data shows $16,642.32 in contributions across 100 transactions FEC. The largest listed recipients were Gallego for Arizona ($7,000), Adelante Fund ($5,000), the National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC ($1,500), ActBlue ($737), and the Republican National Committee ($524), with total giving split across DEM, REP, UNK, and PAC/Other categories FEC.
In the News
Recent headlines tied to Suffolk mention the company tapping industry veteran Louis Martinelli to scale its Freedom Source supply chain vertical and signing an enterprise agreement with Trunk Tools on an AI partnership NewsAPI. The provided news set does not include a direct article about John Fish himself, but it does show continued business activity connected to Suffolk NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
residenceBoston, Massachusetts
Philanthropy
$228KFoundation Assets
$29KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Fish FoundationCaledonia, MI
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20Z)
Assets: $228KRevenue: $44KGrants: $29KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerFish FoundationMiddle River, MD
Environment (IRS NTEE C12)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerLoaves & Fish FoundationWilmington, DE
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$17KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA$7K
ADELANTE FUND$5K
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2K
ACTBLUE$737
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE$524
Recent News
18Total Articles
StreetInsider.comTop Source
PositiveAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
D
26.5
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
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
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.