Pierre Omidyar
American entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of eBay
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Pierre Omidyar is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist from Hawaii, born in 1967, and the founder of eBay Wikidata. He has an estimated net worth of ~$8.1B Wikidata. SEC records show 100 filings tied to his personal CIK, including Form 4 reports and Schedule 13G/13G-A filings related to eBay and PayPal; Form 4 is the SEC form insiders use to report changes in their holdings, while Schedule 13G is a disclosure for significant passive ownership SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Omidyar founded eBay, and SEC records link him to insider filings involving eBay and PayPal WikidataSEC EDGAR. His filing history includes 100 total SEC filings and 100 insider filings, with recent activity in 2017 through 2020 SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Pierre and Pam Omidyar have given over $4B since founding Omidyar Network in 2004, with the source noting that the LLC-plus-foundation structure means much of the giving does not appear in attributable Form 990 filings direct_giving. He is also a signatory to The Giving Pledge giving_pledge.
Political Activity
FEC records show 60 contributions totaling $1,692,600 from 1999-07-08 to 2024-03-18 FEC. The largest recipient listed is the ACLU Voter Education Fund at $1,000,000, and the party breakdown shows $143,300 to Democrats, $4,000 to Republicans, and $1,545,300 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
A 2026 Daily Caller article reported that The Guardian launched an artificial intelligence series in partnership with Omidyar Network, raising conflict-of-interest questions in the article’s framing NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Direct Giving
Pierre and Pam Omidyar have given over $4B since founding Omidyar Network in 2004 — an LLC-plus-foundation structure, so much files no attributable 990.
Direct gifts made outside a private foundation (no 990 filing) — counted in the Public Benefit Score.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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
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. View on Wikidata