Herb Chambers
Profile Summary
Herb Chambers is a U.S. billionaire listed in the technology industry and based in Massachusetts. He was born in 1942 and has an estimated net worth of ~$2.8 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Chambers' industry as technology but does not provide further information about his companies or business activities.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Chambers name reported combined assets of $16.0 million and $1.24 million in grants paid in the reported tax years. The Chambers Foundation in New Orleans reported $782,604 in grants paid and $12.4 million in assets for 2024; the other two foundations reported 2023 figures. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample. Those sampled contributions total $255,071.55, including $57,800 to Democratic recipients, $50,000 to Republican recipients, $22,500 to recipients with an unidentified party designation, and $124,771.55 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were the Massachusetts Victory Committee ($50,000), Automotive Free International Trade PAC ($35,000), Republican National Committee ($30,000), Biden Victory Fund ($25,000), and National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($22,500). FEC
U.S. Presence
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.
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.