Lin Bin
Profile Summary
Lin Bin (born 1968) is a technology billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$10.9B. SEC records list an entity named “Lin Bin Brian” with a personal CIK 0001380850 and insider-related filings tied to several public companies. Recent U.S. political giving in 2025 totaled $1,647.44. RTB SEC EDGAR FEC
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR shows 10 total filings for “Lin Bin Brian,” including 10 insider filings (Forms 3, 4, and 4/A) and ownership reports on Schedule 13D/13D-A. Form 3 is an initial statement of beneficial ownership, while Forms 4 and 4/A report (and amend) insider transactions; Schedule 13D filings disclose significant ownership stakes. The filings reference companies including Lianluo Smart Ltd (NEGG), Wuhan General Group (CHINA), Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., China Fire & Security Group, Inc., and Bitauto Holdings Ltd. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three U.S. foundations associated with the name “Bin” reported combined assets of $12,800,005 across the available tax years, with $0 in grants paid. Bin Charitable Foundation (EIN 562111550, Durham, NC) reported $10,650,484 in assets for tax year 2015 and $0 grants paid; Bin Fang Foundation (EIN 844769300, Chester, PA) reported $2,132,037 in assets for 2023 and $0 grants paid; Bin Network Foundation Inc (EIN 853056101, Wellington, FL) reported $17,484 in assets for 2023 and $0 grants paid. Across these filings, total grants paid were reported as $0 despite reported revenues and expenses in each year shown. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $1,647.44 from 2025-08-03 to 2025-12-30. The top recipients were ActBlue ($1,090), DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee ($500), and WinRed ($57.44). The party breakdown reported $500 to Democrats and $1,147.44 to PAC/Other. FEC
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Associated Companies
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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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.