Lin Bin
Profile Summary
Lin Bin is identified as a technology-industry billionaire, born in 1968, with the People's Republic of China listed as his state and the United States as his country. His net worth is estimated at ~$10.9 billion.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records identify Lin Bin Brian and show 10 insider filings connected to companies including Lianluo Smart Ltd. (NEGG), Wuhan General Group (China), Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., China Fire & Security Group, and Bitauto Holdings Ltd. SEC EDGAR The filings include Form 3, which reports an insider's initial ownership; Forms 4 and 4/A, which report changes in ownership; and Schedule 13D filings, which disclose significant beneficial ownership. The most recent listed filing was dated December 2, 2010. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Bin Charitable Foundation, based in Durham, North Carolina, reported $428,000 in grants paid and $10,650,484 in total assets for tax year 2015. It also reported $854,333 in revenue and $585,704 in expenses. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions on file, so Lin Bin has made at least 100 federal contributions and the full total is higher than the sampled amount. In this sample, contributions totaled $1,647.44: $1,090 to ActBlue, $500 to the Democratic National Committee, and $57.44 to WinRed; the party breakdown lists $500 as Democratic and $1,147.44 as PAC/Other. 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.
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 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.