James Clark
American entrepreneur and computer scientist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
James Clark is a U.S. technology entrepreneur and computer scientist, born in 1944 and based in Florida. His net worth is estimated at ~$7.2 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify Clark as an insider associated with Ibotta, Inc., Jack Creek Investment Corp., Clark Jermoluk Founders Fund I LLC, Bear Creek Asset Management LLC, and Shutterfly Inc. SEC EDGAR The records list 75 insider filings, including Form 4 filings, which report changes in an insider's ownership of a company's securities. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundations named Clark Foundation reported combined assets of $477.1 million and $32.3 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 The Cooperstown, New York, foundation accounted for $30.2 million of grants and $449.0 million of assets, while foundations in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., reported $1.8 million and $311,028 in grants, respectively. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data is a truncated sample covering the most recent 100 contributions on file, so the figures do not represent Clark's full contribution history. In this sample, contributions totaled at least $13,168.08, with $10,568.08 identified as Republican, $50 as DFL, $1,000 as unknown, and $1,550 as PAC or other; the largest listed recipient was the Republican National Committee at $4,500. 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 to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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. View on Wikidata