Herald Chen
Profile Summary
Herald Chen is a California-based technology figure born in 1970. His net worth is estimated at ~$1.1 billion. SEC records identify filings under the name Chen Herald Y and link them to several public companies, including AppLovin, Eastman Kodak, GoDaddy, Unity Software, and Science Applications International Corporation. RTB SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records show 64 filings associated with Chen Herald Y, including 63 insider filings. Form 4 reports changes in an insider's ownership of company securities, while Form 144 is a notice of a proposed sale of restricted securities; recent filings include both forms. The records reference AppLovin, Eastman Kodak, GoDaddy, Unity Software, and Science Applications International Corporation, but do not specify Chen's role at those companies. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundation records associated with the Chen name reported a combined $56,445 in grants paid and $4,779,077 in total assets. The Chen Foundation in Cerritos reported $3,895 in grants and $52,185 in assets for tax year 2017, while Chen Foundation Inc. in Naples reported $52,550 in grants and $4,726,892 in assets for tax year 2023. A San Francisco Chen Foundation record reported $0 in grants and $0 in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal records show six contributions totaling $16,700 from December 30, 2007, through March 17, 2017. The party breakdown was $2,300 to Democratic recipients, $4,600 to Republican recipients, and $9,800 categorized as unknown. The largest listed recipient was The Freedom Project, which received $5,000. FEC
U.S. 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.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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 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.