Bill Foster
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Bill Foster Net Worth

U.S. Representative for Illinois
DemocratHouseIllinoisMillionaire
Estimated net worth (midpoint)
$21.7M
Range: $11.2M to $32.2M
Source: U.S. House Clerk, 2025 annual report filed April 18, 2026. Updated October 28, 2026.
How to read this: members of Congress report each asset and debt in a value band (for example, $1,001 to $15,000), not an exact amount. We add up the low ends and the high ends, then subtract debts the same way, to get the widest possible range. The midpoint is simply the middle of that range, not a measured value. The forms do not include a home the official lives in (unless it earns rent), cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so true net worth can be higher.

Bill Foster’s net worth over time

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2013: $7.42M to $30.2M (2013 annual report, filed May 8, 2014)2014: $8.32M to $32.6M (2014 annual report, filed May 14, 2015)2015: $8.66M to $33.2M (2015 annual report, filed May 3, 2016)2016: $9.33M to $34.2M (2016 annual report, filed May 3, 2017)2017: $9.86M to $35.3M (2017 annual report, filed May 2, 2018)2018: $7.25M to $21M (2018 annual report, filed May 6, 2019)2019: $7.75M to $22.1M (2019 annual report, filed July 15, 2020)2020: $8.28M to $20.2M (2020 annual report, filed July 13, 2021)2021: $10.2M to $30.2M (2021 annual report, filed May 16, 2022)2022: $9.31M to $25.2M (2022 annual report, filed June 2, 2023)2023: $9.53M to $25.6M (2023 annual report, filed May 7, 2024)2024: $10M to $26.9M (2024 annual report, filed April 28, 2025)2025: $11.2M to $32.2M (2025 annual report, filed April 18, 2026)Midpoint $18.8MMidpoint $20.4MMidpoint $20.9MMidpoint $21.8MMidpoint $22.6MMidpoint $14.1MMidpoint $14.9MMidpoint $14.2MMidpoint $20.2MMidpoint $17.3MMidpoint $17.6MMidpoint $18.5MMidpoint $21.7M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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Disclosed range (low to high)MidpointTook office

He first served in the House from 2008 to 2011. His first report in the online database covers 2013, the year he returned to office, so we can't show his wealth from his first stint. Every bar is one official report, added up the same way. Nothing is filled in between reports. Tap or hover a bar for details.

See every year as a table
YearNet worth rangeMidpointSource
2013$7.42M to $30.2M$18.8M2013 annual report, filed May 8, 2014
2014$8.32M to $32.6M$20.4M2014 annual report, filed May 14, 2015
2015$8.66M to $33.2M$20.9M2015 annual report, filed May 3, 2016
2016$9.33M to $34.2M$21.8M2016 annual report, filed May 3, 2017
2017$9.86M to $35.3M$22.6M2017 annual report, filed May 2, 2018
2018$7.25M to $21M$14.1M2018 annual report, filed May 6, 2019
2019$7.75M to $22.1M$14.9M2019 annual report, filed July 15, 2020
2020$8.28M to $20.2M$14.2M2020 annual report, filed July 13, 2021
2021$10.2M to $30.2M$20.2M2021 annual report, filed May 16, 2022
2022$9.31M to $25.2M$17.3M2022 annual report, filed June 2, 2023
2023$9.53M to $25.6M$17.6M2023 annual report, filed May 7, 2024
2024$10M to $26.9M$18.5M2024 annual report, filed April 28, 2025
2025$11.2M to $32.2M$21.7M2025 annual report, filed April 18, 2026

Since the earliest online report (2013)

+$3.77M
change in the low end ($7.42M → $11.2M)
+$2.02M
change in the high end ($30.2M → $32.2M)
+$2.89M
change in the midpoint ($18.8M → $21.7M)

Compares the 2013 report with the 2025 report, using the same method for both. He first served in the House from 2008 to 2011. His first report in the online database covers 2013, the year he returned to office, so we can't show his wealth from his first stint. Changes can come from a spouse’s assets, market moves, property values, new debts or how filers choose bands, and the forms do not say which. We do not guess.

What the latest report lists

CREF Stock Fund$1M–$5M
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETFo (PZA), joint$1M–$5M
Vanguard Information Tech ETF (VGT), joint$1M–$5M
CREF Stock Fund, spouse$500K–$1M
Debtsnone reported

From the 2025 report filed April 18, 2026. Highlights only. The full report is linked in the sources below.

Where the money comes from

Congressional salaryMutual funds and ETFsBank and cash accountsU.S. Treasury securities

Main sources named in the disclosures and the reporting we cite. The forms don’t split the total into exact amounts, so we don’t show percentages.

Bill Foster reported household assets minus debts of $11.2M to $32.2M, a midpoint of about $21.7M, on his latest financial disclosure (2025 annual report, filed April 18, 2026).

Bill Foster has represented Illinois's 11th congressional district, in Chicago's western and southwestern suburbs, since 2013. He first served in the House from 2008 to 2011, representing the 14th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Foster is a physicist and businessman. Disclosures shown here begin after his return to the House, so the first report on this page comes from his current period in office.

What his 2025 disclosure shows

The report he filed on April 18, 2026 covers 2025. It lists 41 assets with a value, adding up to $11.2 million to $32.2 million. The largest are CREF Stock Fund ($1M–$5M); Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETFo (PZA) (joint, $1M–$5M) and Vanguard Information Tech ETF (VGT) (joint, $1M–$5M). Another two items are listed with no value or an undetermined value, such as a pension, so they are not counted.

The report lists no debts that we count, so the range of $11.2 million to $32.2 million comes from the assets alone, with a midpoint of about $21.7 million.

How the range has changed

Using the same method for every year, the midpoint of his disclosed range went from about $18.8 million on his 2013 report to about $21.7 million on his 2025 report. The highest midpoint was about $22.6 million, on the 2017 report. The lowest was about $14.1 million, in 2018. The chart shows 13 reports from 2013 to 2025, each added up the same way, and nothing is filled in between them.

These are ranges built from the value bands on each form, not exact values. They move with market prices, property values, new or paid-off debts and the bands a filer picks, and the forms do not say which of these caused a change. Like every member of Congress, Foster does not have to report a home he lives in, cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so his real net worth could be higher than these forms show.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2008

    First takes office in the U.S. House (14th district).

  2. 2013

    Returns to the House representing the 11th district.

  3. 2013

    Earliest report in the House's online database: range of $7.4 million to $30.2 million (midpoint $18.8 million).

  4. 2017

    Highest midpoint in the online reports: $22.6 million (range $9.9 million to $35.3 million).

  5. 2025

    Latest report: range of $11.2 million to $32.2 million (midpoint $21.7 million).

Bill Foster net worth FAQ

What is Bill Foster's net worth?

Bill Foster's 2025 financial disclosure puts household assets minus debts at $11.2M to $32.2M, a midpoint of about $21.7M. Officials report values in ranges, so this is an estimate, not an exact figure.

Where does this number come from?

From Bill Foster's official annual financial disclosure, filed with the Clerk of the House on April 18, 2026. We add up every asset and debt band on the form. The same method is used for every year on the chart.

Has Bill Foster's net worth changed since taking office?

Compared with the earliest online report (2013), the low end of the range went from $7.42M to $11.2M and the high end from $30.2M to $32.2M. He first served in the House from 2008 to 2011. His first report in the online database covers 2013, the year he returned to office, so we can't show his wealth from his first stint.

What are Bill Foster's largest assets?

On his 2025 report, the largest holdings are CREF Stock Fund ($1M–$5M); Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETFo (PZA) (joint, $1M–$5M); Vanguard Information Tech ETF (VGT) (joint, $1M–$5M). Values are reported in bands, not exact amounts.

Sources

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House, Financial Disclosure Reports database (accessed October 28, 2026). Filings used for the chart:
  2. House Committee on Ethics, Financial Disclosure Instruction Guide (calendar year 2025). What is and isn’t reported.
  3. Background facts: Wikipedia, Bill Foster (accessed October 28, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: House Creative Services, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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