Mitchell Jacobson
Profile Summary
Mitchell Jacobson is a U.S. technology figure born in 1951 and based in New York. His estimated net worth is ~$1.8 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 184 filings associated with Mitchell Jacobson, including 183 insider filings. Most recent records are Form 4 filings, which disclose changes in an insider's ownership of a company's securities; the filings include records associated with MSC Industrial Direct Co. and other companies. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Jacobson name reported $212,107 in grants paid and $169,011 in total assets across the available filings. For tax year 2023, the Brooklyn-based Jacobson Foundation reported $185,560 in grants paid, $101,439 in assets, $10 in revenue, and $185,660 in expenses; the other two foundations reported tax years 2023 and 2019. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file, so the full totals are higher and unknown. In this sample, contributions totaled $154,746.71, including $62,550 to Democratic candidates or committees, $62,400 to Republican candidates or committees, $2,800 to DFL recipients, $5,000 to an independent recipient, and $21,996.71 classified as unknown. The largest listed recipients were the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($9,000), Josh Gottheimer for Congress ($7,600), Tony Cardenas for Congress ($5,300), Steve Daines for Montana ($5,000), and Menendez for Senate ($5,000). 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.