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Frank VanderSloot

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AIProfile Summary

Frank VanderSloot (born 1948) is a U.S. retail billionaire based in Idaho, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.3B. His recent political giving and foundation filings show significant activity through political committees and two Idaho Falls-based private foundations. RTB FEC ProPublica 990

Business & SEC Activity

VanderSloot’s listed industry is retail. Wikidata

Philanthropy

Two private foundations tied to VanderSloot filed 2023 IRS Form 990 returns: the Frank L Vandersloot Foundation Inc and the Frank And Belinda Vandersloot Foundation Inc, both based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In 2023, both reported $0 in grants paid, with combined total assets of $8,429,984 and total grants paid of $0. (A Form 990 is an annual public tax filing for nonprofits that reports finances such as assets, revenue, expenses, and grants.) ProPublica 990

Political Activity

From 2025-06-27 to 2025-12-03, FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $934,600. The party breakdown reported $394,300 to Republican recipients and $540,300 to PAC/Other, with top recipients including Grow the Majority ($259,300) and One Team Senate Majority ($250,000), along with NRSC ($49,000) and NRCC ($44,300). FEC

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceIdaho Falls, Idaho

990Philanthropy

$8.4MFoundation Assets
$739KGrants Paid
2Foundations
Frank L Vandersloot Foundation IncIdaho Falls, ID
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $5.9MRevenue: $1.3MGrants: $224KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Frank And Belinda Vandersloot Foundation IncIdaho Falls, ID
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $2.5MRevenue: $23KGrants: $514KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$935KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$540K
REP
$394K

Top Recipients

GROW THE MAJORITY$259K
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY$250K
NRSC$49K
NRCC$44K
ROUNDS FOR SENATE$7K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
22.1
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
7%

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
50%

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.

Frank VanderSloot — Public Benefit Score D (22) | Billionaire Army