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Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond

American businessman and founder of ESRI

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AIProfile Summary

Jack Dangermond (born 1945) is an American businessman in the technology industry and the founder of Esri. He has an estimated net worth of ~$14.1B. He is based in California. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

Dangermond founded Esri, a technology company. His wealth is tied to his role as the company’s founder. Wikidata

Philanthropy

The Dangermond Park Foundation (Redlands, CA) reported $23,775,365 in total assets in tax year 2023, with $0 in grants paid. It reported $302,564 in total revenue and $400,988 in total expenses for that year. These figures come from the foundation’s IRS Form 990 filing, a public annual return that private foundations file to report finances and grantmaking. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

From 2015-09-03 to 2025-09-26, federal records show 100 contributions totaling $439,300. The party breakdown shows $186,400 to Democrats, $148,200 to Republicans, and $104,700 to PACs/other recipients, indicating giving to both major parties. Top recipients include DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($100,000) and the NRCC ($90,000), along with CA Luv PAC ($40,800), Eureka Political Action Committee ($35,000), and Ken Calvert for Congress Committee ($28,500). FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, propublica_990, fec 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$23.8MFoundation Assets
$296KGrants Paid
1Foundation
Dangermond Park FoundationRedlands, CA
Environment (IRS NTEE C34)
Assets: $23.8MRevenue: $303KGrants: $296KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$439KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2015–2025Date Range

By Party

DEM
$186K
REP
$148K
PAC/Other
$105K

Top Recipients

DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$100K
NRCC$90K
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$41K
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35K
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$29K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
41.0
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
16%

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
88%

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

Jack Dangermond — Public Benefit Score C (41) | Billionaire Army