Robert Rowling
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Robert Rowling is an American businessman from Texas, born in 1953, with an estimated net worth of ~$8.8B Wikidata. SEC data links him to TRT Holdings Inc and to Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust, and shows a large volume of filings tied to the company, including 794 insider filings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records show Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. is classified as a real estate investment trust, and the dataset lists TRT Holdings Inc among the related companies SEC EDGAR. The filing history includes 1,003 total filings and 794 insider filings, with recent Form 4 reports in April and May 2026; Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company stock SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Rowling Foundation, based in Dallas, reported $50,698,540 in assets in tax year 2023 and paid $7,208,833 in grants ProPublica 990. It reported $13,116,273 in revenue and $7,466,253 in expenses for that year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2024-01-15 to 2025-11-18, FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $1,958,800 FEC. The largest recipients were TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC ($1,000,000), NRSC ($169,300), TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY ($130,000), CORNYN LONESTAR VICTORY FUND ($125,000), and FIX WASHINGTON PAC ($100,000) FEC. Party breakdown data shows $432,100 to Republican recipients, $6,600 to NNE, and $1,520,100 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
A 2026 article from The Real Deal reported that Robert Rowling’s firm TRT Holdings bought more than $200 million in debt tied to the Greenbrier and other properties linked to West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice NewsAPI. The article described the move as a potential step toward taking over the historic resort NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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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
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