Robert Friedland
Profile Summary
Robert Friedland was born in 1950 and is identified as a U.S. billionaire in the energy sector. His estimated net worth is ~$3.3 billion RTB. SEC records connect him with Ivanhoe Electric, Ivanhoe Mines, and Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records list 48 filings for Robert M. Friedland, including 46 insider filings. Form 4 filings generally report transactions by company insiders, while Schedule 13G filings disclose certain large ownership positions SEC EDGAR. A June 2026 report said the U.S. invested $250 million in a Friedland startup focused on chip making NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
In 2023, the Friedland Family Foundation reported $2.20 million in assets and $290,550 in grants paid. Friedland Foundation Inc. reported $226,540 in assets and $10,366 in grants paid; together, the two foundations reported $2.43 million in assets and $300,916 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available records contain at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sample, so they are not a complete history. In that sample, contributions totaled $12,116.32, with $2,433 to Democratic recipients, $3,500 to Republican recipients, and $6,183.32 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
A June 25, 2026 article reported that the U.S. invested $250 million in a Robert Friedland startup for chip making NewsAPI. The provided news data includes one validated article from Mining.com.
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.