David Walentas
Profile Summary
David Walentas is a New York real estate billionaire born in 1938, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B RTB. His wealth is tied to real estate, and the data also shows a long record of political giving and a family foundation in Brooklyn FEC ProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
The Walentas Foundation Ltd reported $3,595,000 in revenue and $3,595,000 in expenses for tax year 2023, with $3,088,596 in grants paid and total assets reported as $1 ProPublica 990. The foundation is based in Brooklyn, New York ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 1980-10-22 to 2024-04-08, Walentas made 100 federal contributions totaling $304,010.24 FEC. His giving leaned Democratic, with $178,810.24 to DEM recipients, $14,100 to REP recipients, and $111,100 listed as Unknown FEC.
In the News
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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.