William Fisher
Profile Summary
William Fisher is a U.S. retail figure based in California, born in 1957. He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.6 billion RTB. SEC records associate him with Gap Inc., Fisher Core Holdings LP, and other public companies SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records list 152 filings associated with William Sydney Fisher, including 151 insider filings SEC EDGAR. These include Forms 4, which disclose transactions by company insiders, and Forms 144, which notify regulators of proposed sales of restricted or control securities; recent filings reference Gap Inc. SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations reported $3,467,765 in combined assets and $698,879 in grants paid across their latest available filings ProPublica 990. The Fisher Foundation in Colorado reported $118,546 in grants paid and $609,747 in assets for 2022; the Fisher Charitable Foundation in Maine reported $571,525 in grants paid and $2,687,983 in assets for 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available records contain at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file, so they do not represent Fisher's complete political giving history FEC. In that sample, contributions totaled $7,074.55, including $600 to Republican recipients, $142 to Democratic recipients, and $6,332.55 categorized as unknown; the largest listed recipient was the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company PAC at $3,692.16 FEC.
In the News
A May 16, 2026 Irish Times obituary covered Doris Fisher, identified in the headline as a co-founder of the Gap retail empire NewsAPI. The available article record focuses on Doris Fisher rather than William Fisher NewsAPI.
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.