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Laurene Powell Jobs
American political activist, business executive, philanthropist, heiress, billionaire
CaliforniaTechnology
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37.7
PBS
~$18.6B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Laurene Powell Jobs is a California-based American business executive, political activist, philanthropist, heiress, and billionaire in the technology industry. She was born in 1963 and has an estimated net worth of ~$18.6 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Powell Jobs is identified as a business executive in the technology industry. Her net worth is estimated at ~$18.6 billion. Wikidata
Philanthropy
The Jobs Foundation reported $4,607,345 in grants paid and $5,912,055 in total assets for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 Jobs Foundation of California is listed with $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants for the available record. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
At least 100 federal contributions are represented in the available FEC data; the most recent 100 sampled records total $4,295,500, so these figures do not represent her full contribution history. The sample includes $1,443,500 coded as Democratic and $2,852,000 coded as PAC/Other, with the largest listed recipients being Harris Victory Fund at $1,852,000 and HMP at $1,000,000. FEC
In the News
NewsAPI lists an August 19, 2026 ABC Money article about Powell Jobs's wealth and background. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic 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.
$5.9MFoundation Assets
$4.6MGrants Paid
2Foundations
Jobs FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Employment (IRS NTEE J22)
Assets: $5.9MRevenue: $4.1MGrants: $4.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerJobs Foundation Of CaliforniaHidden Vl Lk, CA
Science & technology (IRS NTEE U40)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$4.3M+In Records We Hold
100+Contributions
2023–2025Range Shown
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)
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$1.9M
HMP$1.0M
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$537K
W VA STATE DEMOCRATIC EX COM$20K
UTAH STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE$20K
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.
News Coverage
Coverage window: 2026-08-19 to 2026-08-19 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
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37.7
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
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
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