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Leonard Wilf

American businessman

AIProfile Summary

Leonard Wilf, born in 1947, is an American businessman with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

The available data identifies Wilf as an American businessman but does not specify how he built his wealth. Wikidata

Philanthropy

The Wilf Family Foundation, based in Short Hills, New Jersey, reported $74.5 million in total assets, $9.6 million in revenue, and $12.4 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 Its reported expenses were $12.4 million. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 contributions; the full total is unknown and higher. In this sample, contributions totaled $253,620, including $65,400 to Democratic recipients, $66,000 to Republican recipients, $9,200 to DFL recipients, and $113,020 to PACs or other recipients. FEC The largest listed recipients were GRIDIRON-PAC at $85,000, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee at $15,000, EMMER FOR CONGRESS at $12,500, the Biden Victory Fund at $10,000, and Friends of Erik Paulsen at $7,500. FEC

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, wikidata, fec, gdelt 8/29/2026 (gpt-5.6-luna). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

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.

$74.5MFoundation Assets
$12.3MGrants Paid
1Foundation
Wilf Family FoundationShort Hills, NJ
Assets: $74.5MRevenue: $9.6MGrants: $12.3MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$254K+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
1997–2025Range Shown

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)

PAC/Other
$113K
REP
$66K
DEM
$65K
DFL
$9K

Top Recipients (in the sample)

GRIDIRON-PAC$85K
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE$15K
EMMER FOR CONGRESS$13K
BIDEN VICTORY FUND$10K
FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN$8K

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

B
55.1
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
44%

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
75%

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

Leonard Wilf — Public Benefit Score B (55) | Billionaire Army