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William Fisher

CaliforniaRetail

AIProfile Summary

William Fisher (born 1957) is a U.S.-based retail billionaire in California with an estimated net worth of ~$1.6B. SEC EDGAR records list him under the entity name “FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEY” with a personal CIK and extensive insider-filing activity. His filings connect him to Gap Inc. (GAP) and to entities named Fisher Core Holdings LP and Fisher Daniel William. RTB SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR links William Fisher to Gap Inc. (GAP) and shows 151 insider filings out of 152 total filings, indicating frequent reporting as an insider. Recent filings include multiple Form 4 reports (used to disclose insider purchases/sales and other ownership changes) and Form 144 notices (a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities) in late 2025. The EDGAR company list also includes Fisher Core Holdings LP and an entity labeled Fisher Daniel William. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Across three foundations listed in ProPublica’s nonprofit filings, total foundation assets sum to $779,897 and total grants paid are reported as $0 in the available tax years. The Fisher Foundation (EIN 84-1525453) reported $609,747 in assets in 2022 with $0 grants paid, and the Jon & Darla Fisher Foundation Jon Fisher (EIN 26-1644125) reported $115 in assets in 2023 with $0 grants paid. The Fisher Foundation (EIN 75-2964727) reported $170,035 in assets in 2015 with $0 grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $7,074.55 from 2025-11-25 to 2025-12-31. The largest listed recipients include Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($3,692.16), Deloitte & Touche Federal Political Action Committee ($750), ActBlue ($617.54), and the Republican National Committee ($600). The party breakdown in this dataset shows $142 to Democrats, $600 to Republicans, and $6,332.55 categorized as Unknown. FEC

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, fec, rtb, sec_edgar 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceSan Francisco, California

990Philanthropy

$780KFoundation Assets
$377KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Fisher FoundationEnglewood, CO
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $610KRevenue: $78KGrants: $119KTax Year: 2022
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Fisher FoundationAzle, TX
Assets: $170KRevenue: $0Grants: $9KTax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Jon & Darla Fisher Foundation Jon FisherTiburon, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $115Revenue: $18KGrants: $250KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$7KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$6K
REP
$600
DEM
$142

Top Recipients

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4K
DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$750
ACTBLUE$617.54
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$600
DELOITTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$550
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

152Total Filings
151Insider Filings
276EDGAR Mentions
0001217081Personal CIK

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

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12/15/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
12/12/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
12/11/2025
4xslF345X05/form4-12052025_101258.xml
12/5/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
12/3/2025
4xslF345X05/form4-11262025_091118.xml
11/26/2025
4xslF345X05/form4-09182025_120909.xml
9/17/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
9/15/2025
4xslF345X05/form4-09052025_090943.xml
9/5/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
9/4/2025
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
31.0
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
7%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

William Fisher — Public Benefit Score C (31) | Billionaire Army