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Dwight Schar

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AIProfile Summary

Dwight Schar (born 1942) is a U.S.-based billionaire associated with Florida and the diversified industry, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.5B. SEC records show he has an individual SEC identifier (CIK 0001212710) and a long history of insider-related filings tied to multiple public companies and investment vehicles. RTB SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR links Schar to filings involving NVR Inc. (NVR), Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (CHCI), Royce Value Trust Inc. (RVT), and Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, among others. His SEC activity includes 118 insider filings; Form 4 filings report insider transactions, Form 3 is an initial insider ownership filing, and Schedule 13D discloses a significant ownership stake and related intentions. Recent filings listed include a Form 3 and Schedule 13D dated 2022-12-28 and multiple Form 4 filings from 2019–2021. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Three foundations associated with the Scharf/Scharp name reported combined assets of $2,016,426 in 2023 and total grants paid of $0. Scharf Foundation Inc (MD) reported $1,588,343 in assets and $0 grants paid; Scharp Family Foundation (CO) reported $409,318 in assets and $0 grants paid; and Gilbert Scharf Family Foundation (FL) reported $18,765 in assets and $0 grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal election records show 100 contributions totaling $873,793.33 from 2024-03-31 to 2025-11-18, with top recipients including Grow the Majority ($250,000), Hogan Victory Fund ($134,600), NRSC ($116,300), NRCC ($69,300), and Project Rescue America ($50,000). The party breakdown reported $355,376.67 to Republican recipients, $13,700 to Democratic recipients, $5,316.66 to non-party/other, and $499,400 categorized as Unknown. FEC

AI-generated summary from sec_edgar, rtb, propublica_990, fec 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residencePalm Beach, Florida

990Philanthropy

$2.0MFoundation Assets
$386KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Scharf Foundation IncDavidsonville, MD
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $1.6MRevenue: $33KGrants: $98KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Scharp Family FoundationMonument, CO
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $409KRevenue: $-13,891Grants: $17KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Gilbert Scharf Family FoundationLantana, FL
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $19KRevenue: $288KGrants: $272KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$874KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2024–2025Date Range

By Party

Unknown
$499K
REP
$355K
DEM
$14K
NNE
$5K

Top Recipients

GROW THE MAJORITY$250K
HOGAN VICTORY FUND$135K
NRSC$116K
NRCC$69K
PROJECT RESCUE AMERICA$50K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

118Total Filings
118Insider Filings
75EDGAR Mentions
0001212710Personal CIK

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

3FORM 3
12/28/2022
SC 13DSC 13D
12/28/2022
4FORM 4
3/12/2021
4FORM 4
2/6/2020
4FORM 4
2/4/2020
4FORM 4
11/12/2019
4FORM 4
11/5/2019
4FORM 4
10/15/2019
4FORM 4
2/21/2019
4FORM 4
2/7/2019
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
25.4
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
5%

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

Transparency35% weight
63%

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.

Dwight Schar — Public Benefit Score D (25) | Billionaire Army