JB Straubel
Profile Summary
JB Straubel is a U.S. technology entrepreneur born in 1975 and based in Nevada, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.8B RTB. Public records in this dataset do not include a business biography, but his profile is associated with the technology sector RTB.
Philanthropy
The Straubel Family Foundation, based in Reno, reported $25,553,200 in total assets in tax year 2023 and paid $1,204,504 in grants ProPublica 990. The foundation reported $3,206,617 in revenue and $1,217,729 in expenses for that year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 4 contributions totaling $23,200 between 2023-05-17 and 2023-05-22 FEC. The largest recipients were the Manchin Leadership Fund ($11,600), Manchin for West Virginia ($6,600), and Country Roads PAC ($5,000) FEC. By party breakdown, $6,600 went to Democratic recipients and $16,600 was listed as Unknown FEC.
In the News
A Fortune article from 2026-06-10 included JB Straubel among several technology and business figures in a piece about the U.S. power grid and China NewsAPI. The validated result in the dataset is a Fortune Tech item, but the article excerpt provided here does not include additional details about Straubel's specific remarks or role NewsAPI.
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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.