John Tu
American billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
John Tu is an American billionaire in the technology industry, born in 1940 and based in California Wikidata. He has an estimated net worth of ~$13.8B Wikidata. The data provided does not include details on his company history or how he built his wealth.
Philanthropy
The data shows three foundations connected to Tu. Two reported $0 in grants paid and $0 in assets, while Es Tu Ley Foundation reported $48,774 in grants paid in tax year 2020 and $1 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across the listed foundations, total grants paid were $48,774 and total foundation assets were $1 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $6,004.95 FEC. The largest listed recipients were Honeywell International Political Action Committee, Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee, Nelnet Inc PAC, National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC, and Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund FEC. The party breakdown lists $5,369.95 to PAC/Other and $635 as UNK, with no direct party split shown FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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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 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.
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