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Mike Speiser

CaliforniaTechnology

AIProfile Summary

Mike Speiser is a California-based technology investor, born in 1971, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.4B RTB.

Philanthropy

The records show three family foundations associated with the Speiser name, with combined reported assets of $4,709,019 and total grants paid of $731,574 across the listed tax years ProPublica 990. In 2020, the Speiser Family Foundation reported $533,000 in grants paid on $849,004 in assets, while the 2023 filings for the other two foundations reported $44,858 and $153,716 in grants paid ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 3 contributions totaling $5,418 between 2017-10-12 and 2020-05-20 FEC. Nearly all of that amount went to GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE ($5,400), with $18 going to ACTBLUE; the party breakdown shows $5,400 to Democrats and $18 listed as Unknown FEC.

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

USU.S. Presence

residenceSan Francisco, California

990Philanthropy

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.

$1.7MFoundation Assets
$578KGrants Paid
2Foundations
Speiser Family FoundationLa Grange, IL
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22Z)
Assets: $849KRevenue: $563KGrants: $533KTax Year: 2020
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Speiser Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $862KRevenue: $-12,191Grants: $45KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$5KTotal Contributed
3Contributions
2017–2020Date Range

By Party

DEM
$5K
Unknown
$18

Top Recipients

GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE$5K
ACTBLUE$18

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
28.7
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
11%

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
63%

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.

Mike Speiser — Public Benefit Score D (29) | Billionaire Army