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Tom Brown

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AIProfile Summary

Tom Brown is a California-based technology industry billionaire born in 1987, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.0B RTB. The available data does not identify how he built his wealth, but it places him in the U.S. technology sector RTB.

Philanthropy

Foundation filings show $728,775 in total grants paid across the listed Brown Foundation entities, with total foundation assets of $10,594,716 ProPublica 990. One foundation entry, Brown Brown Foundation Inc in Altoona, Iowa, reported $0 in grants paid, $0 in revenue, $0 in expenses, and $0 in assets for its filing ProPublica 990. Another Brown Foundation in Camden, New Jersey reported $610,775 in grants paid and $9,505,566 in assets for tax year 2023, while the Brown Foundation in Little Rock, Arkansas reported $118,000 in grants paid and $1,089,150 in assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $1,668.31 during the reported date range FEC. The party breakdown was $370 to Democrats, $6 to independents, and $1,292.31 to PACs or other recipients, with the largest listed recipient being ACTBLUE at $765.69 FEC.

In the News

The provided news results do not appear to match this person directly and include unrelated headlines from other topics and sources NewsAPI. No person-specific news item is identifiable from the supplied article list NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from rtb, fec, newsapi, propublica_990 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceSan Francisco, California

990Philanthropy

$10.6MFoundation Assets
$729KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Brown Brown Foundation IncAltoona, IA
Human services (IRS NTEE P60)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Brown FoundationLittle Rock, AR
Assets: $1.1MRevenue: $333KGrants: $118KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Brown FoundationCamden, NJ
Assets: $9.5MRevenue: $1.5MGrants: $611KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$2KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$1K
DEM
$370
IND
$6

Top Recipients

ACTBLUE$765.69
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$165
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$150
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC$125
EMBARQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$120
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
28.8
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
4%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Tom Brown — Public Benefit Score D (29) | Billionaire Army