Richard Kayne
Profile Summary
Richard Kayne is a U.S. finance figure based in California, born in 1946. He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.3 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify 132 filings associated with Richard Kayne and list 117 insider filings, including Forms 3, 4, and 4/A, which disclose insider ownership and transactions, as well as a Schedule 13G, which reports certain large shareholder positions. The records are associated with companies including Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co., Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp., Freshpet, Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, and Applied Therapeutics. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
At least 100 federal contributions are represented in the FEC data; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample, which total $478,083.50. In that sample, $348,500 went to Republican recipients, $24,025 to Democratic recipients, $2,000 to independent recipients, and $103,558.50 had an unknown party designation. The largest listed recipients were the NRSC at $248,500, NRSC Targeted State Victory at $100,000, and the Colorado, Tennessee, and Mississippi Republican committees at $10,000 each. FEC
U.S. Presence
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.
SEC Filings
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
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
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
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.