Richard Uihlein
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Richard Uihlein is an American businessman from Illinois, born in 1945, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.2B Wikidata. The data provided does not identify his specific operating company, but it does show extensive SEC filing activity tied to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. and a 10X Fund, L.P. SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records show 1,002 filings connected to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (ticker GALT), a pharmaceutical preparations company, including 586 insider filings SEC EDGAR. Recent filings include Form 4, Form 3, Form 144, and Form 4/A; Form 4 reports insider transactions, Form 3 reports an initial insider ownership filing, Form 144 reports an intent to sell restricted securities, and Form 4/A is an amendment SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three family foundations reported a combined $8,741,904 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $22,074,105 in total assets ProPublica 990. The largest was the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois, which reported $7,836,759 in grants paid and $12,244,964 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show $90,781,671 in contributions from August 6, 2024 through December 31, 2025, with $90,039,871 going to PACs and other non-party recipients and $741,800 to Republicans FEC. The largest recipients were Restoration PAC, Restoration of America PAC, Club for Growth Action, Fair Courts America, and Northwoods Future PAC FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided GDELT data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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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.
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