Matthew Prince
American businessman and entrepreneur
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Matthew Prince is an American businessman and entrepreneur born in 1974 and based in Utah. He is the CEO of Cloudflare, Inc., a technology company, and the available data identifies him as having an estimated net worth of ~$6.4B Wikidata SEC EDGAR. SEC records show 128 filings tied to him, including 127 insider filings, which suggests frequent reporting activity around his holdings in Cloudflare SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Prince is linked to Cloudflare, Inc. (ticker: NET), and the SEC data shows his personal filing record under the entity name "Prince Matthew" with a personal CIK of 0001786925 SEC EDGAR. The recent filings include multiple Form 4s and Form 144s; Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership, while Form 144 is used to report an intended sale of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Prince is associated with two active Prince Foundation entities and one additional foundation record, with total foundation assets of $2,321,439 and total grants paid of $55,718 in the latest available filings ProPublica 990. One Prince Foundation in Texas reported $0 grants paid with $1 in assets and $1 in revenue for 2023, while the Chicago-based Prince Foundation reported $55,718 in grants paid and $2,321,438 in assets for 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2010-09-14 to 2024-08-29, Prince made 49 federal contributions totaling $4,261.23 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, with $3,252.83 to DEM and $1,008.40 to PAC/Other FEC. His top recipients included MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS, RANDY BRYCE FOR CONGRESS, ACTBLUE, MATT CASTELLI FOR CONGRESS, and WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA FEC.
In the News
Recent articles describe Prince speaking publicly about internet traffic trends, including a warning that bots have passed human traffic online NewsAPI. Other coverage mentions Cloudflare layoffs and an op-ed by Prince on how to decide which employees AI should replace NewsAPI. One article also reports on a push by Prince related to Vail Resorts and Park City Mountain Resort NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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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. View on Wikidata