Richard Schulze
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Richard Schulze (born 1941) is a Florida-based retail billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$4.4B. SEC records list him as an insider filer with a personal CIK and extensive filings tied to Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) and several other issuers. His political giving in recent cycles has primarily gone to Republican candidates and committees. Wikidata SEC EDGAR FEC
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR shows 214 total filings for “SCHULZE RICHARD M,” including 213 insider filings, with company links that include Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust (GULTU), and Eagle Capital Growth Fund (GRF). Recent filings include multiple Form 4 reports (used to disclose insiders’ purchases/sales and other ownership changes) and Form 144 notices (a notice of proposed sale of restricted or control securities) in October 2025. The recent sequence of Form 4 and Form 144 filings indicates frequent reported insider activity during that period. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica nonprofit filings list three foundations associated with the Schulze name with combined assets of $2,748,933 and total grants paid of $0 across the returns provided. In tax year 2023, the Schulze Family Foundation (Mercer Island, WA) reported $1,406,205 in assets and $0 in grants paid, and the Charles T Schulze Foundation (Farmingdale, NY) reported $882,144 in assets and $0 in grants paid. A separate Schulze Family Foundation (Bloomington, MN) reported $460,584 in assets and $0 in grants paid on its 2015 return. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $47,315.35 from 2022-11-01 to 2025-11-18. The party breakdown reported is $25,458.78 to Republicans, $1,000 to Democrats, and $20,856.57 to PACs/other, with top recipients including Rick Scott for Florida ($16,100), Team Rick Scott ($15,300), the NRSC ($5,000), the Republican Party of Florida ($2,250), and Lets Get To Work PAC ($2,100). Overall, the largest named recipients are Republican committees and candidates. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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.
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