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Charles Liang

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AIProfile Summary

Charles Liang is a U.S. technology executive born in 1958 and based in California. SEC records identify him as an insider associated with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), while his net worth is estimated at ~$1.7 billion. SEC EDGAR RTB

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records list Charles Liang as an insider of Super Micro Computer, Inc., a publicly traded company identified by ticker SMCI. He has 188 total SEC filings, all categorized as insider filings; the recent filings are Form 4 reports, which disclose changes in an insider’s ownership of company securities. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Three Liang-related foundations appear in ProPublica’s nonprofit records. For tax year 2023, Liang Family Foundation 061002 reported $935,131 in assets, $158,458 in revenue, $91,277 in expenses, and $82,388 in grants paid; the other two listed foundations reported zero assets, revenue, expenses, and grants in the available records. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal campaign records show $8,639 in contributions from April 14, 2000, through March 8, 2024. The largest recipients were Liccardo for Congress ($6,600), Dave Wu for Congress ($1,500), the Trump Make America Great Again Committee ($500), and ActBlue ($39); the recorded party breakdown was $8,100 to Democrats and $539 classified as unknown. FEC

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, gdelt, propublica_990, sec_edgar 8/1/2026 (gpt-5.6-luna). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceSan Jose, California

990Philanthropy

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.

$935KFoundation Assets
$82KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Liang FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking (IRS NTEE T99)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Liang Family FoundationWilmington, DE
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Liang Family Foundation 061002Irvine, CA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $935KRevenue: $158KGrants: $82KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$9KTotal Contributed
10Contributions
2000–2024Date Range

By Party

DEM
$8K
Unknown
$539

Top Recipients

LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS$7K
DAVE WU FOR CONGRESS$2K
TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE$500
ACTBLUE$39

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.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

188Total Filings
188Insider Filings
1,277EDGAR Mentions
0001392942Personal CIK

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

4FORM 4
5/28/2026
4FORM 4
5/12/2026
4FORM 4
3/3/2026
4FORM 4
2/19/2026
4FORM 4
2/12/2026
4FORM 4
2/10/2026
4FORM 4
12/1/2025
4FORM 4
11/12/2025
4FORM 4
11/3/2025
4FORM 4
8/28/2025
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
27.6
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
2%

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

Transparency35% weight
75%

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.

Charles Liang — Public Benefit Score D (28) | Billionaire Army