Charles Ergen
Profile Summary
Charles Ergen is a U.S. media figure born in 1953 and associated with Colorado. He has an estimated net worth of ~$14.8B. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records associate Ergen with EchoStar Corp., DISH Network Corp., Primo Water Corp., and other entities. The records show 354 filings, including 346 insider filings. Recent Form 4 filings report changes in an insider’s ownership of company securities. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Giving Pledge lists Charlie Ergen as a signatory. Giving Pledge
Political Activity
FEC data shows at least 100 federal contributions. The most recent 100 contributions in the sample total $396,241.17, including $185,841.17 to Democratic committees or candidates and $100,300 to Republican committees or candidates; these figures cover only the sampled records, not his full contribution history. The largest listed recipients include DNC Services Corp. ($77,800), Harris Victory Fund ($50,000), and the EchoStar-DISH Network PAC ($15,000). FEC
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent 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)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
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.
SEC Filings
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
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.