Brian Acton
Profile Summary
Brian Acton is a U.S. technology entrepreneur from California, born in 1972, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.6B RTB. SEC records show he has filed 22 insider reports, and the recent filings are Form 4 reports, which are the standard SEC forms insiders use to report changes in their holdings SEC EDGAR. He is also a Giving Pledge signatory Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
The SEC data identifies Brian Acton as an insider associated with GrafTech International Ltd. (ticker: EAF), with 22 total filings and 10 recent Form 4 filings listed from 2021 through 2023 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC filing used to report insider transactions such as purchases or sales of company securities SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Acton is connected to three foundations in the 990 data: Acton Academy Foundation, Acton Future Foundation, and Acton Public Library Foundation ProPublica 990. In tax year 2023, the first two reported grants paid of $264,777 and $119,875, respectively, while the third reported $0 in revenue, expenses, assets, and grants paid ProPublica 990. Across the listed foundations, total grants paid were $384,652 and total foundation assets were $419,216 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 13 contributions totaling $10,333.70 from 2007-04-27 to 2024-11-03 FEC. Most of the reported amount went to PACs and other committees, with $8,958.70 in PAC/Other contributions, compared with $875 to Republican recipients and $500 to Democratic recipients FEC. The top recipients listed include OXBOW CARBON & MINERALS HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE at $5,000 and OXBOW CARBON & MINERALS HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE at $2,500 FEC.
In the News
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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.