
Chris Larsen
American programmer
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
A net worth stated in this summary may be out of date.
Chris Larsen is an American programmer in the finance industry, born in 1960 and based in California. His estimated net worth is ~$11.5B. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three foundation records named Larsen Foundation or Larsen Family Foundation reported combined assets of $6,060,278 and grants paid of $1,852,339 in tax year 2023. The largest reported grant payer was Larsen Foundation Inc. in Morristown, New Jersey, which reported $1,634,611 in grants paid and $2,338,366 in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC sample contains at least 100 federal contributions, covering only the 100 most recent records on file from May 7 through July 31, 2026; the FEC reports at least 8,098 contributions overall. Within that sample, contributions totaled at least $6,687,748.73: $6,661,698.73 was classified as Unknown, $22,550 as Democratic, $2,500 as Republican, and $1,000 as Democratic–Farmer–Labor. The largest sampled recipients were Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC ($5,500,000), You Can Push Back ($1,014,411.93), Climate Cabinet PAC ($100,000), Campaign for Democracy Committee ($25,000), and Katherine Clark Majority Fund ($12,000). FEC
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
In the News
In July 2026, SFist reported that Larsen and Salesforce each committed $3 million to the San Francisco Police Department's Real-Time Investigations Center. The reported combined $6 million was intended for infrastructure, operations, and counter-drone technology. NewsAPI
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 of 8,098 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)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $6,687,748.73.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
Score Breakdown
The giving score 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 record we hold about this person — net worth, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, Wikidata. It measures our coverage, not how open the person is. Each further kind of record scores higher, up to eight. Political donation records matched to a person by name alone are not counted: they may belong to someone else with the same name. From October 7, 2026, our own AI-written summary and the profile photo are not counted either — neither is a public record — so grades that leaned on them moved down that day.
Data: SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): Giving score = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Data coverage
Scored on 10/16/2026 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