Alice Schwartz
American billionaire businesswoman and Bio-Rad Laboratories co-founder
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Alice Schwartz, born in 1926, is an American billionaire businesswoman and co-founder of Bio-Rad Laboratories. She has an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Schwartz is identified as a co-founder of Bio-Rad Laboratories. SEC records list 50 filings associated with her, including 49 insider filings. Form 4 filings report changes in an insider’s beneficial ownership of securities, while Schedule 13D/A filings amend reports about significant ownership stakes. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Schwartz Foundations reported combined assets of $26,373,441 and $2,316,404 in grants paid for tax year 2023. The Mount Laurel, New Jersey, foundation reported $1,555,793 in grants, the Sacramento foundation reported $543,861, and the Saddle River, New Jersey, foundation reported $216,750. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions on file, and Schwartz has at least 100 federal contributions; the full total is unknown. In this sample, contributions totaled $4,093, including $1,300 categorized as Democratic and $2,793 categorized as PAC/Other, with the largest listed recipients being ActBlue, Harris for President, and Harris Victory Fund. 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.
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. View on Wikidata