Peter Sperling
Profile Summary
Peter Sperling is a U.S.-based billionaire (born 1959) associated with Arizona and listed in the technology industry, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B. SEC records show he is an insider filer under the name “SPERLING PETER V,” with 167 insider filings on EDGAR. His political giving spans 2001–2022 and totals $351,325 across 100 contributions. RTB SEC EDGAR FEC
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR links Peter Sperling to filings involving Apollo Education Group Inc., Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (RKDA), and several entities/trusts including Moral Compass Corp and “John G. Sperling 2012 Irrevocable Trust” entities. His recent filings include Forms 3 and 4; Form 3 is an initial statement of beneficial ownership, and Form 4 reports subsequent insider transactions (such as buys/sells or grants) in a company’s securities. The dataset shows 98 EFTS hits and 167 insider filings attributed to him. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data lists three foundations connected to the Sperling name with combined assets of $95,917,747 and total grants paid of $0 in the reported tax years. The John Sperling Foundation (AZ) reported $73,594,521 in assets in 2023 with $0 grants paid; the Sperling Fam Charitable Foundation (MA) reported $22,285,545 in assets in 2023 with $0 grants paid; and the Sperling Foundation (AZ) reported $37,681 in assets in 2019 with $0 grants paid. Across these filings, expenses were reported despite $0 grants paid (e.g., $5,415,701 expenses for the John Sperling Foundation in 2023). ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $351,325 from 2001-12-31 to 2022-11-29, with a party breakdown of $222,375 to Democrats, $18,500 to Republicans, and $110,450 categorized as Unknown. Top recipients by amount include the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($58,500), Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee ($46,000), Apollo Group Inc. Political Organization for Legislative Leadership ($40,000), 21st Century PAC ($30,000), and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ($25,000). The recorded giving is weighted toward Democratic recipients based on the party breakdown totals. FEC
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Associated Companies
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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 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.