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Jeff Lawson

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AIProfile Summary

Jeff Lawson is a U.S. technology entrepreneur in California, born in 1977, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.1B RTB. He is associated with Twilio and has 101 SEC filings tied to his personal entity, including insider reports and ownership updates SEC EDGAR. He is also a signatory to The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records show Lawson’s personal filing history includes 101 filings, with recent forms such as Form 4 and SC 13G/A related to Twilio Inc. SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is used to report insider transactions, while SC 13G/A is an amended filing used to report beneficial ownership changes in a public company SEC EDGAR. The filing history indicates repeated insider reporting activity over multiple years SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Lawson is a signatory to The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge. ProPublica 990 data shows three foundations connected to him, including the Lawson Charitable Foundation in Rhode Island, which reported $198,100 in grants paid and $7,338,558 in total assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Two other Lawson Foundation entries reported $0 in grants paid and $0 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC data shows $738,502.37 in contributions from October 4, 2024 through December 31, 2025, across 100 contributions FEC. The largest recipients were API PA VOTES ($250,000), RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS ($200,000), and POWER TO THE POLLS FEDERAL FUND ($200,000) FEC. The party breakdown is dominated by Unknown at $728,577.37, with smaller amounts recorded for DEM ($6,425), IND ($3,300), and UNK ($200) FEC.

In the News

Recent news items in the provided data do not describe business or political activity. One article reports that Jeff Lawson was elected to the Granby Select Board and promised no tax override NewsAPI. Another item is an obituary notice for Margarete Lawson NewsAPI.

AI-generated summary from gdelt, fec, rtb, giving_pledge, propublica_990, sec_edgar 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceSan Francisco, California

990Philanthropy

$7.3MFoundation Assets
$198KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Lawson FoundationLas Vegas, NV
Housing & shelter (IRS NTEE L40)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Lawson FoundationRoanoke, VA
Health care (IRS NTEE E12)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Lawson Charitable FoundationBarrington, RI
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $7.3MRevenue: $3.6MGrants: $198KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$739KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2024–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$729K
DEM
$6K
IND
$3K
UNK
$200

Top Recipients

API PA VOTES$250K
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS$200K
POWER TO THE POLLS FEDERAL FUND$200K
RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY$75K
ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE$3K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

101Total Filings
101Insider Filings
785EDGAR Mentions
0001665930Personal CIK

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

SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/14/2024
4FORM 4
6/30/2023
4FORM 4
2/27/2023
4FORM 4
2/24/2023
SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/10/2023
4FORM 4
4/1/2022
4FORM 4
3/23/2022
4FORM 4
2/17/2022
SC 13G/ASC 13G/A
2/14/2022
4FORM 4
1/4/2022
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
39.9
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
21%

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
75%

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 6/23/2026 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.

Jeff Lawson — Public Benefit Score C (40) | Billionaire Army