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Michael Moritz
British businessman
CaliforniaFinanceGiving Pledge
B
46.2
PBS
~$6.8B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Moritz is a British businessman born in 1954 who is associated with California and the finance industry. He has an estimated net worth of ~$6.8 billion. News coverage describes him as a venture capitalist. Wikidata NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records associate Michael Moritz with Green Dot Corp., SC US (TTGP), SC XI Management LLC, Kayak Software Corp., and Sequoia Capital XI. The records include 113 insider filings; Form 3 generally reports an insider’s initial ownership, while Form 4 reports later changes in beneficial ownership. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Two foundations listed in the available tax records reported $365,150 in combined grants paid and $5.2 million in combined assets for their respective filing years: 2023 for Moritz Fam Foundation and 2015 for Moritz Foundation Ea 8125006626. Moritz is also listed as a signatory of The Giving Pledge. ProPublica 990 RTB
Political Activity
The most recent 100 federal contribution records on file total $1,001,963.80, including $1 million to AB PAC; these figures cover only the sampled records, and the person has at least 100 federal contributions. In this sample, $370 went to Democratic recipients, $177 to Republican recipients, and $1,001,416.80 to PAC or other recipients, so the party breakdown does not represent his full contribution history. FEC
In the News
News coverage from August 5–8, 2026 reported that Moritz and his wife, artist Harriet Heyman, planned to offer up to $150 million through the Crankstart Foundation’s Boundless San Francisco competition. Up to three organizations could receive as much as $50 million each for proposals addressing issues including housing affordability, homelessness, public safety, transportation, and the city’s post-pandemic economic decline. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic 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.
$5.2MFoundation Assets
$365KGrants Paid
2Foundations
Moritz Fam FoundationColumbus, OH
Philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking (IRS NTEE T113)
Assets: $2.6MRevenue: $104KGrants: $126KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerMoritz Foundation Ea 8125006626New Haven, CT
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $2.6MRevenue: $105KGrants: $239KTax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$1.0M+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2024–2025Range Shown
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)
AB PAC$1.0M
ACTBLUE$1K
NEVER SURRENDER, INC.$162
DEBBIE FOR FLORIDA$150
DSCC$120
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
113Total Filings
113Insider Filings
609EDGAR Mentions
0001201045Personal CIK
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
3PRIMARY DOCUMENT
3/12/20264PRIMARY DOCUMENT
5/27/20254PRIMARY DOCUMENT
5/31/20244FORM 4 SUBMISSION
10/3/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
9/25/20234FORM 4 SUBMISSION
9/20/20233FORM 3 SUBMISSION
9/18/20234OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
6/1/20234FORM 4
8/1/20224STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
11/26/2021News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-07 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
B
46.2
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
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
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