Jyoti Bansal
Profile Summary
Jyoti Bansal is a California-based technology entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. A news report identifies him as an IIT Delhi graduate who waited seven years to start his business NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to Bansal reported 2023 tax filings: Bansal Foundation in McLean, Virginia; Bansal Family Foundation in Old Westbury, New York; and Ramaswamy Bansal Family Foundation in Palo Alto, California ProPublica 990. Together, they reported $1,910,456 in grants paid and $22,371,571 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Bansal Family Foundation reported $0 in grants paid in 2023 while holding $39,611 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-09-26 to 2025-12-14, Bansal made 8 federal contributions totaling $28,400 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, with $23,400 to DEM and $5,000 to committees categorized as Unknown FEC. Top recipients included RAJA FOR ILLINOIS and ERIC JONES FOR CONGRESS at $7,000 each, plus HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT at $3,300 FEC.
In the News
A June 13, 2026 article in The Economic Times said Bansal is an IIT Delhi graduate and described his net worth as over $2.3 billion NewsAPI.
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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.