Donald Newhouse
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Donald Newhouse is an American businessman in the media industry, with an estimated net worth of ~$11.8B Wikidata. He is associated with the Newhouse family publishing business and is identified in recent news coverage as a newspaper publisher and former Associated Press board chairman NewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
Newhouse’s wealth is tied to media ownership and publishing Wikidata. Recent news articles describe him as a newspaper publisher and former AP board chairman, and also note his connection to the former Times-Picayune ownership NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The Samuel I Newhouse Foundation Inc reported $13,750,166 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $205,473,434 in total assets ProPublica 990. Across the three foundations listed, total grants paid were $13,782,228 and total foundation assets were $206,007,120 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-11-11 to 2025-09-07, he made 100 federal contributions totaling $7,647.85 FEC. Most of that money went to Democratic recipients, including $5,800 to FRIENDS OF SCHUMER; other recipients included ACTBLUE, MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, and EMILY'S LIST FEC.
In the News
Recent articles report that Donald Newhouse died at age 96 NewsAPI. The coverage identifies him as a newspaper publisher and former AP board chairman, and one article also refers to him as a former Times-Picayune owner NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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