Tim Draper

Tim Draper is a U.S. financier based in California, born in 1958, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B. Recent public records show significant political giving and multiple associated private foundations with substantial combined assets. RTB FEC ProPublica 990

Philanthropy

ProPublica-reported IRS Form 990 filings list three foundations associated with Draper: Draper Foundation (San Mateo, CA), Isaacson Draper Foundation (Pittsburgh, PA), and Draper Family Foundation (Laguna Beach, CA). Across the latest listed tax years, these foundations reported total assets of $133,456,218 and total grants paid of $0; the Draper Foundation alone reported $130,180,012 in assets in tax year 2023 with $0 grants paid. IRS Form 990 is the annual tax return private foundations file, which includes assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $2,392,693.94 from 2024-09-30 to 2025-12-03. The largest listed recipients were MAGA INC. ($1,000,000) and HARRIS VICTORY FUND ($926,425), followed by DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($41,400). The party breakdown in the dataset shows $465,775 to Democrats and $1,926,918.94 categorized as Unknown. FEC

In the News

In March 2026 coverage, Draper was cited discussing Bitcoin and quantum computing risks in articles published by Benzinga and CryptoCrunchApp. Other March 2026 headlines referenced Draper in stories about California tech leaders and policy debates (Fox Business; New York Post; Internewscast Journal) and in a Crunchbase News interview about AI and Bitcoin. NewsAPI