Bharat Desai
Profile Summary
Bharat Desai (born 1952) is a U.S.-based technology billionaire in Florida with an estimated net worth of ~$1.6B. SEC records show filings under “DESAI BHARAT,” including insider and ownership-related disclosures connected to multiple entities such as Syntel Inc and Trinity Place Holdings Inc. RTB SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 46 filings for “DESAI BHARAT,” including Forms 4 and 5 (insider transaction reports filed by company insiders) and Schedule 13D/A amendments (updates to a large/active ownership stake). Recent filings in the dataset include multiple Schedule 13D/A amendments and Form 4 submissions between 2016 and 2018, indicating repeated updates to ownership/insider activity. Entities appearing in the filings include Trinity Place Holdings Inc (TPHS) and Syntel Inc. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Across three foundations in the dataset, total foundation assets were $6,332,978 and total grants paid were $625,547 (tax year 2023 for two foundations; 2019 for one). The Desai Foundation (EIN 43-433749) reported $4,881,242 in assets and $625,547 in grants paid in 2023, while another Desai Foundation (EIN 20-5845478) reported $1,450,215 in assets and $0 grants paid in 2023. The Kush Desai Foundation reported $1,521 in assets and $0 grants paid in 2019. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC itemized contributions in the dataset total $4,055.93 across 100 contributions from 2024-03-08 to 2025-12-05. Top recipients include ActBlue ($1,405), John Bartlett for Congress ($1,001), AAHOA PAC ($1,001), WinRed ($373.93), and Harris for President ($230). The party breakdown shows $1,276 to Democratic recipients and $2,779.93 categorized as Unknown. FEC
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Associated Companies
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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.