Bharat Desai
Profile Summary
Bharat Desai is a U.S. technology figure born in 1952 and based in Florida. He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.6 billion RTB.
Business & SEC Activity
Business Today describes Desai as a former TCS employee who built a $3.4 billion information-technology company NewsAPI. SEC records under the name "DESAI BHARAT" list 46 insider filings, including Form 4 reports of insider transactions, Form 5 annual ownership reports, and Schedule 13D/A amendments that report changes in beneficial ownership SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three Desai-related foundations reported $1,402,170 in grants paid and $6,367,730 in combined assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The Desai Foundation in Massachusetts accounted for $1,333,677 of the grants, while two Illinois foundations reported $48,468 and $20,025; Desai is also listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge ProPublica 990 Wikidata.
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 records in the sample total $4,055.93, so the full contribution total is higher and unknown FEC. In that sample, $1,276 is attributed to Democratic recipients and $2,779.93 is categorized as unknown; the largest listed recipients are ActBlue ($1,405), John Bartlett for Congress ($1,001), and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC ($1,001) FEC.
In the News
A July 11, 2026 Business Today article profiles Desai as someone who moved from working at TCS to building a $3.4 billion information-technology company NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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.
Political Contributions
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)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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 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.