Jim Breyer
American venture capitalist (born 1961)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Jim Breyer is an American venture capitalist born in 1961, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.8B Wikidata. His wealth is associated with venture capital investing Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Breyer is described as a venture capitalist Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The Breyer Family Foundation reported $95,903,917 in total assets and $4,570,178 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The foundation also reported $18,214,748 in revenue and $5,786,411 in expenses for that year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 28 contributions totaling $59,105.96 from 2001-12-14 to 2024-10-27 FEC. The largest recipient was the Republican Party of Kentucky at $20,000, and the party breakdown shows $20,000 to Republicans, $2,300 to Democrats, and $36,805.96 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
The news data provided includes one validated article, but it is about a different person named Bill Breyer, not Jim Breyer NewsAPI. No validated news item in the dataset directly concerns Jim Breyer 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
By Party
Top Recipients
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.
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