Charles Simonyi
Hungarian-American computer software executive (born 1948)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Charles Simonyi is a Hungarian-American computer software executive born in 1948 and based in Washington Wikidata. His estimated net worth is ~$8.4B Wikidata. The available data identifies him as a technology industry figure, but does not provide additional business details beyond his software executive background Wikidata.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $705,799.70 from 2004-08-18 to 2025-04-13 FEC. Most of the reported giving went to Republican-aligned recipients, including the Republican National Committee, Trump Victory, Washington State Republican Party, McCain Victory 2008, and Romney Victory Inc. The party breakdown shows $472,587.45 to REP, $1,812.25 to Rep, $10,300 to DEM, and $221,100 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were available in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
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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.
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