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Chris Larsen

Chris Larsen

American programmer

CaliforniaFinance
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AIProfile Summary

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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

AI-generated summary from gdelt, propublica_990, wikidata, fec — 9/13/2026 (gpt-5.6-terra). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

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.

$6.1MFoundation Assets
$1.9MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Larsen FoundationChicago, IL
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $3.3MRevenue: $214KGrants: $199KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Larsen Foundation IncMorristown, NJ
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20Z)
Assets: $2.3MRevenue: $1.0MGrants: $1.6MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Larsen Family FoundationFort Collins, CO
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $429KRevenue: $65KGrants: $18KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) — annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)Dispute

FECPolitical Contributions

$6.7M+In Records We Hold
8098Contributions On File
2026–2026Range Shown

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)

Unknown
$6.7M
Democratic
$23K
Republican
$3K
Democratic–Farmer–Labor
$1K

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)

INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PAC$5.5M
YOU CAN PUSH BACK$1.0M
CLIMATE CABINET PAC$100K
CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE$25K
KATHERINE CLARK MAJORITY FUND$12K

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.

Source: FEC — contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 9/12/2026) (fec)Dispute

SCOREScore Breakdown

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21
Giving score
uses a net worth as of 2025

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
7%

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

Data coverage35% weight
50%

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