John Doerr
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
John Doerr is an American businessman in the finance industry, born in 1951 and based in California. He has an estimated net worth of ~$16.1 billion Wikidata. He is a signatory of The Giving Pledge RTB.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify Doerr as an insider associated with companies including QuantumScape, Vera Therapeutics, Coursera, Enphase Energy, and Duolingo SEC EDGAR. The records include 387 insider filings; Forms 4 and 5 are filings that disclose changes in an insider’s ownership or other reportable transactions in a company’s securities SEC EDGAR. A June 2026 article reported that he backed British artificial-intelligence firm Isometric in a $40 million funding round GDELT.
Philanthropy
Two foundations associated with the Doerr family reported $1,454,331 in combined assets and $88,540 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Doerr is also listed as a signatory of The Giving Pledge RTB.
Political Activity
FEC records show at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file, so the true lifetime total is higher FEC. In that sample, contributions totaled $631,805.80, including $411,882.90 categorized as Democratic, $219,832.90 as PAC/Other, and $90 as unknown; the largest listed recipients were the DSCC and Jeffries Victory Fund, at $150,000 each FEC.
In the News
The one validated article in the supplied news data, dated June 23, 2026, reported that John Doerr backed British AI firm Isometric in a $40 million funding round GDELT.
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
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
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. View on Wikidata