Peter Sperling
Profile Summary
Peter Sperling was born in 1959, is associated with Arizona, and is identified with the technology industry in the United States. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.0 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records list Peter V. Sperling in connection with Arcadia Biosciences, Apollo Education Group, Moral Compass Corp., and several Sperling family trusts. The SEC records 167 insider filings for him; these include Form 3, which reports an insider’s initial ownership, and Form 4, which reports later changes in beneficial ownership. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Sperling Fam Charitable Foundation reported $1,451,470 in grants and $22,285,545 in assets for 2023, while the Sperling Family Charitable Foundation reported $171,439 in grants and $2,133,203 in assets for 2023; the Sperling Foundation reported $12,613 in grants and $37,681 in assets for 2019. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The provided FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions on file, and Sperling has at least 100 federal contributions; the sample dates run from December 31, 2001, to November 29, 2022. In this sample, $222,375 went to Democratic committees or candidates, $18,500 went to Republican recipients, and $110,450 was classified as unknown; the sample total was $351,325, but it is not a complete lifetime total. The largest listed recipients were the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($58,500), Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee ($46,000), and Apollo Group Inc. Political Organization for Legislative Leadership ($40,000). 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.