Joe Lonsdale
Profile Summary
Joe Lonsdale is a U.S. technology-industry figure based in Texas, born in 1982. His estimated net worth is ~$3.2 billion. SEC records connect him with technology and investment-related entities including Blend Labs, Senti Biosciences, ContextLogic, Formation8 Partners Fund I, and Formation8 GP. RTB SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records list nine filings associated with Lonsdale and eight insider filings. These include Form 3, which reports an insider's initial ownership; Form 4, which reports changes in insider ownership; and Schedule 13G, which reports certain passive beneficial ownership stakes. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the 100 most recent contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions, so the full totals are higher and unknown. In this sample, contributions totaled $310,867: $167,475 to Republican recipients, $13,400 to Democratic recipients, and $129,992 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were One Team Senate Majority at $50,000, followed by Cotton Majority Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Friends of Mike Lee Inc., and Mike Lee Victory Fund at $10,000 each. FEC
In the News
Two validated articles dated June 25 to July 7, 2026, covered Lonsdale, including an Austin Chronicle profile and a Digg article about his comments on aligned superintelligence and energy generation. NewsAPI
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
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
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.