Larry Ellison
American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Larry Ellison is an American internet entrepreneur and businessman born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$62.5B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a technology industry figure and a Florida resident. The available data does not include a detailed company history, but it does show ongoing public financial activity through foundations, political donations, and news coverage Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Ellison is described as an American internet entrepreneur and businessman Wikidata. A news item from June 2026 reported that he dropped to fifth place after an Oracle stock slide, which indicates his wealth is tied to Oracle’s market performance NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Ellison is listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge. Foundation filings show three Ellison Foundation entities with combined total assets of $126,691,347 and total grants paid of $5,621,984 in 2023 filings where available ProPublica 990. One foundation filing shows $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid, while the other two reported millions in grants paid and tens of millions in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $2,849.71 in the 2025-09-15 to 2025-12-30 period FEC. The donations were split between Republican recipients and PAC/other recipients, with $1,129.91 to REP and $1,719.80 to PAC/Other FEC. Top recipients included WINRED, ACTBLUE, TEAM SCALISE, SCALISE FOR CONGRESS, and ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICA FEC.
In the News
A June 12, 2026 article reported that Larry Ellison dropped to fifth place after an Oracle slide NewsAPI. The article is the only validated news result in the provided data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Business
Sells database software, enterprise applications, and cloud infrastructure to businesses and governments.
Source: OraclePhilanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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. View on Wikidata