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David Sun

American businessman

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uses a net worth as of Jun 2016
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AIProfile Summary

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David Sun is an American businessman in the technology industry, born in 1951, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.6B. Wikidata

Philanthropy

Foundation records list three entities named Sun Foundation, with combined reported foundation assets of $1,210,669 and grants paid of $589,010. ProPublica 990 The Sun Foundation in Englewood, Colorado reported $1,210,669 in assets, $487,082 in revenue, $589,010 in expenses, and $589,010 in grants paid for tax year 2018. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC data show at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file, not his full history. Those sampled contributions total $3,850.94: $3,515.94 was classified as Unknown, $260 as Democratic, and $75 as Republican. FEC The largest sampled recipients were Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee ($1,145.85), MetLife Inc. Employees' Political Participation Fund A ($1,000), ActBlue ($790), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($500), and Darren McAuley for Congress ($250). FEC

These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, wikidata, fec — 9/13/2026 (gpt-5.6-terra). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

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.

$1.2MFoundation Assets
$589KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Sun FoundationEnglewood, CO
Assets: $1.2MRevenue: $487KGrants: $589KTax Year: 2018
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Sun FoundationFoothill Rnch, CA
Education (IRS NTEE B82)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) — annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)Dispute

FECPolitical Contributions

$4K+In Records We Hold
3895Contributions On File
2026–2026Range Shown

These figures cover the 100 most recent of 3,895 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)

Unknown
$4K
Democratic
$260
Republican
$75

Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $3,850.94.

Top Recipients (in the sample)

COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1K
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A$1K
ACTBLUE$790
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$500
DARREN MCAULEY FOR CONGRESS$250

Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.

Source: FEC — contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 9/12/2026) (fec)Dispute

SCOREScore Breakdown

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Giving score
uses a net worth as of Jun 2016

The giving score 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.

Philanthropy65% weight
5%

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

Data coverage35% weight
38%

How much sourced public record we hold about this person — net worth, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, Wikidata. It measures our coverage, not how open the person is. Each further kind of record scores higher, up to eight. Political donation records matched to a person by name alone are not counted: they may belong to someone else with the same name. From October 7, 2026, our own AI-written summary and the profile photo are not counted either — neither is a public record — so grades that leaned on them moved down that day.

Data: SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): Giving score = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Data coverage

Scored on 10/16/2026 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. View on Wikidata