Ben Silbermann
Profile Summary
Ben Silbermann is a California-based U.S. billionaire born in 1982, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. He is associated with Pinterest, Inc. and appears in SEC records as an insider filer under the name Benjamin Silbermann, with 147 filings on record SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings show Silbermann linked to Pinterest, Inc. (ticker PINS), and his recent filings include Form 4 and Form 144 submissions SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is a notice that an insider plans to sell securities SEC EDGAR. The record shows 147 insider filings in total, indicating frequent reporting activity SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Silbermann is a signatory of The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge. A foundation tied to the Silbermann name, the Rosanne H Silbermann Foundation Inc., reported $7,870,366 in assets and $405,000 in grants paid in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 8 contributions totaling $37,100 from 2016-08-25 to 2020-10-13 FEC. The largest recipients were the Hillary Victory Fund, the DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee, and Biden for President, and the party breakdown shows $21,900 to Democrats, $2,700 to Republicans, and $12,500 to recipients classified as Unknown FEC.
In the News
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U.S. Presence
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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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 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.