Philip Anschutz
American billionaire businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Philip Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman from Colorado, born in 1939. He has an estimated net worth of ~$10.9 billion Wikidata. SEC records identify him in connection with Carmike Cinemas Inc., a motion-picture-theater company SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records list Carmike Cinemas Inc. and Mittleman Brothers, LLC in connection with the available filings, with Carmike classified under motion-picture-theater services SEC EDGAR. The records include 579 insider filings; a Form 4 reports changes in an insider’s beneficial ownership of company securities. The SEC data lists 1,000 total filings in the record SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
In tax year 2023, the Anschutz Foundation reported $1.56 billion in assets, $73.5 million in grants paid, $58.0 million in revenue, and $122.9 million in expenses ProPublica 990. The Anschutz Family Foundation reported $45.8 million in assets and $3.1 million in grants paid ProPublica 990. Together, the two foundations reported approximately $1.60 billion in assets and $76.6 million in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers at least 100 federal contributions and is limited to the most recent 100 records, so the full contribution total is unknown and higher FEC. In this sample, contributions totaled $1,513,413.65, including $689,813.65 categorized as Republican and $823,600 categorized as PAC/Other FEC. The largest listed recipients were the NRCC ($310,100), Johnson Leadership Fund ($259,100), One Team Senate Majority ($159,700), NRSC ($153,700), and NRSC Victory ($150,000) 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.
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
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