Frederic Luddy
Profile Summary
Frederic Luddy is a U.S. technology billionaire from California, born in 1954, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. SEC records show 184 filings tied to him, including many insider filings related to ServiceNow, Inc. SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records link Frederic Luddy to ServiceNow, Inc. and show 184 insider filings under his name, including Form 4 and Form 144 filings SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is a notice of proposed sale of securities by an affiliate SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data shows three foundations associated with Luddy, with total grants paid of $4,818,450 and total foundation assets of $57,391,346 ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Luddy Charitable Foundation reported $2,001,000 in grants paid and $56,618,386 in assets, while the Fred B Luddy Family Foundation Inc reported $2,817,450 in grants paid and $772,960 in assets ProPublica 990. The Luddy Roach Foundation Inc reported $0 in grants, assets, revenue, and expenses ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 14 federal contributions totaling $34,900 from 2015-05-26 to 2022-03-31 FEC. Of that total, $22,300 went to Republican recipients and $12,600 was listed as Unknown party FEC. Top recipients included Crumpacker for Congress, Sasse Leadership Committee, Ben Sasse for US Senate Inc, Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC, and Huckabee for President, Inc. FEC
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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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.