Jim Kavanaugh
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Jim Kavanaugh is an American businessman from Missouri, born in 1963, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.7B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a technology industry figure, but no additional business details are provided here Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The data shows three private foundations tied to Kavanaugh with combined assets of $13,642,868 and total grants paid of $1,304,084 in 2023 ProPublica 990. The largest was the Kavanaugh Family Foundation in Illinois, which reported $10,383,813 in assets and $619,000 in grants paid; the Saks Kavanaugh Foundation in Florida reported $2,544,082 in assets and $676,631 in grants paid; and a California Kavanaugh Family Foundation reported $714,973 in assets and $8,453 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 45 contributions totaling $16,278 from 2011-04-01 to 2025-12-17 FEC. Most of the reported money went to Republican recipients, including Ann Wagner for Congress ($9,500), Wagner for Missouri ($5,000), and Friends of Roy Blunt ($1,000), while smaller amounts went to ActBlue ($573) and Obama for America ($100) FEC.
In the News
The GDELT data provided 9 total results but no validated articles, so there are no article-level facts to summarize from the news feed NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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