Charles Zegar
American billionaire and computer scientist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Charles Zegar is an American billionaire and computer scientist based in New York, working in the finance industry, born in 1948. He has an estimated net worth of ~$4.1B. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Zegar Family Foundation (New York, NY) reported $269,481,728 in total assets in tax year 2023, with $30,953,867 in total revenue and $24,054,683 in total expenses. The foundation reported $0 in grants paid for 2023, and total grants paid across the available foundation filings are $0. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
From 2021-10-01 to 2025-11-17, Zegar made 100 federal contributions totaling $607,264.70. The largest reported recipients were the ACLU Voter Education Fund ($400,000), Harris Victory Fund ($52,000), and DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($41,300). The party breakdown shows $143,964.70 to Democratic recipients and $463,300 to PACs/other entities. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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. View on Wikidata