Mark Stevens
American venture capitalist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Mark Stevens is an American venture capitalist from Colorado, born in 1959, with an estimated net worth of ~$10.5B Wikidata. Public records show extensive SEC insider filing activity tied to companies including NVIDIA, Genpact, Sourcefire, Sequoia Capital Franchise Fund, and Ikanos Communications SEC EDGAR. He is also a Giving Pledge signatory Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records show 131 insider filings under the name STEVENS MARK A, including recent Form 4 and Form 144 filings SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is used to notify the SEC before selling restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR. Recent filings in 2026 include multiple Form 4s and Form 144s, and news reports in June 2026 said he sold 500,000 shares of NVIDIA SEC EDGARNewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show three linked foundations with total assets of about $142.1M and total grants paid of about $11.3M in the latest reported years ProPublica 990. The Winifred Stevens Foundation reported $131.4M in assets and $9.4M in grants paid in 2023, while the Stevens Family Foundation reported $218,627 in assets and $47,000 in grants paid in 2024 ProPublica 990. News reports in May 2026 said Stevens and his wife gave $175M to establish a Bay Area medical school with an A.I. focus NewsAPI.
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling about $3,785.21 in the reported period FEC. Most of the money went to PACs and other committees, with $725 to Democratic recipients and $41.64 to Republican recipients FEC. Top recipients included ACTBLUE, the International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC, Deloitte & Touche Federal Political Action Committee, Fauquier County Democratic Committee, and WINRED FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage focused on Stevens’ NVIDIA stock sale and a major education donation NewsAPI. In June 2026, one report said he sold 500,000 shares of NVIDIA, and multiple May 2026 reports said he and his wife committed $175M for a new Silicon Valley medical school NewsAPI.
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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.
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