Edwin Chen
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Edwin Chen is a U.S. businessman in the technology industry, born in 1988 and associated with New York. Wikidata lists an estimated net worth of ~$18.0 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Chen as a technology-industry businessman but does not specify the companies or activities through which he built his wealth. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three Chen Foundation records report combined assets of $4,779,077 and $56,445 in grants paid. The largest record, Chen Foundation Inc. in Naples, Florida, reported $4,726,892 in assets and $52,550 in grants in tax year 2023; a Cerritos, California, foundation reported $52,185 in assets and $3,895 in grants in 2017. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; this sample totals $2,314.53. The sample's largest recipients were ActBlue ($1,553.86), Giffords PAC ($250), and Save America ($240), with $70.67 attributed to Democrats and $2,243.86 to PACs or other recipients. FEC
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
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.
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