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Bill Austin
TexasManufacturing
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31.2
PBS
~$2.3B
Profile Summary
Bill Austin is a U.S. billionaire in manufacturing, born in 1942 and based in Texas, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. The data provided does not include a business biography, but it does show foundation activity and federal political giving ProPublica 990 FEC.
Philanthropy
The data lists three foundations tied to the Austin name, with combined reported assets of $1,544,868 and total grants paid of $576,335 ProPublica 990. One Austin Foundation in Detroit reported $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid, while the Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin Smiles in Texas reported $553,475 in grants paid in 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal contribution records show 100 contributions totaling $8,806.65 from 2024-11-10 to 2025-12-08 FEC. The largest recipients were the Congressional Leadership Fund ($5,000), ActBlue ($2,247.65), and the Republican National Committee ($800), with party breakdown showing $800 to Republicans, $250 to Democrats, and $7,756.65 classified as unknown FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were available in the provided GDELT data GDELT. The NewsAPI feed included unrelated headlines and did not provide a clear Bill Austin-specific news item in the supplied data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
residenceBrownsville, Texas
Philanthropy
$1.5MFoundation Assets
$576KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Austin FoundationDetroit, MI
Education (IRS NTEE B90)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerAustin FoundationRedmond, WA
Recreation & sports (IRS NTEE N60)
Assets: $43KRevenue: $3KGrants: $23KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerAustin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin SmilesAustin, TX
International & foreign affairs (IRS NTEE Q300)
Assets: $1.5MRevenue: $815KGrants: $553KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$9KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2024–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND$5K
ACTBLUE$2K
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$800
SD PAC$409
DSCC$250
Recent News
14Total Articles
ClutchPointsTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
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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
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
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.