Steve Feinberg
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Steve Feinberg is identified as an American businessman born in 1960. He has an estimated net worth of ~$5.0 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Feinberg as a businessman but does not provide details about his companies or how he built his wealth. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Feinberg name reported $804,405 in grants paid and $11.3 million in combined assets for tax year 2023. The Feinberg Foundation in Bethesda reported $400,000 in grants and $5.8 million in assets; the Feinberg Family Foundation in Greenwich reported $124,450 in grants and $2.8 million in assets; and Feinberg Foundation Inc. in El Paso reported $279,955 in grants and $2.8 million in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and shows at least 100 federal contributions; all totals and recipient figures are limited to that sample. The sample totaled $7,154.49, including $2,333.32 to Democrats, $361.85 to Republicans, and $4,459.32 to PACs or other recipients, with ACTBLUE receiving the largest amount at $1,762.50. FEC
In the News
Two validated articles published in June 2026 discussed Feinberg in connection with his role as deputy secretary of defense and reported ties to former CIA official David Rush. NewsAPI
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.
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. View on Wikidata