Marc Benioff
American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Marc Benioff is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist based in California. Born in 1964, he works in the technology industry and has an estimated net worth of ~$9.1 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Benioff is associated with Salesforce, Inc. (CRM), where SEC records identify him as an insider. The SEC data lists 1,000 insider filings, including recent Form 4 filings; Form 4 reports transactions in a company's securities by executives, directors, or other insiders. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Benioff is identified as a signatory of The Giving Pledge under the name Marc Benioff. Wikidata
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 records in the sample total $363,782.66, so the amount is not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, the party breakdown is $144,500 to Democrats, $22,400 to Republicans, and $196,882.66 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients include the DCCC ($67,300) and Californians for Opportunity ($50,000). FEC
In the News
Recent coverage has focused on Benioff's leadership of Salesforce, including the company's Slack and Agentforce businesses and its use of artificial-intelligence agents. Other recent headlines have discussed Salesforce's strategy and proposed changes to the company's board structure. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
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 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.
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