Jeff Skoll

Jeff Skoll is a Canadian engineer, internet entrepreneur, and film producer born in 1965, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.4B Wikidata. He is based in Florida and is identified in the data as a technology industry billionaire Wikidata. He has also signed The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge.

Business & SEC Activity

The data identifies Skoll as an internet entrepreneur and film producer, which is the basis for his wealth Wikidata. No additional company or transaction details were provided in the source data.

Philanthropy

Skoll Foundation reported $82,955,518 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $807,076,748 in total assets ProPublica 990. A Form 990 is an annual IRS filing that nonprofits use to report finances, grants, and operations ProPublica 990. The foundation’s 2023 revenue was $35,298,910 and expenses were $72,865,279 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From 2020-05-19 to 2026-01-28, Skoll made 100 federal contributions totaling $19,404,868.82 FEC. The largest recipients were SMP ($15,000,000), Priorities USA Action ($2,000,000), MAGA Inc. ($1,000,000), Biden Victory Fund ($645,600), and DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($522,900) FEC. The party breakdown shows most giving went to PAC/Other ($18,689,830.42), with smaller amounts to Democrats ($609,000), Republicans ($102,738.40), and nonpartisan/non-noted recipients ($3,300) FEC.

In the News

An Inside Philanthropy article from 2026-05-01 references Skoll in a piece about “the 10-figure elephants in the room at Skoll” NewsAPI. The available article data does not provide additional details beyond the title and source NewsAPI.