David Lichtenstein
Profile Summary
David Lichtenstein is a New York-based real estate billionaire born in 1961, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.0B RTB. The data provided does not include details on his operating companies or how he built his wealth, so this profile is limited to his reported industry and financial footprint RTB.
Philanthropy
Three Lichtenstein-linked foundations reported a combined $22,794,624 in grants paid and $70,890,450 in total assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The largest was the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, which reported $22,468,086 in grants paid and $68,343,428 in assets; the Lichtenstein Foundation Inc reported $326,519 in grants paid; and the Lichtenstein Family Foundation reported $19 in grants paid ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 100 contributions totaling $7,984.74 from 2024-10-19 to 2025-12-28 FEC. The largest listed recipients were KANSANS FOR MARSHALL, JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE, and BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE, each receiving at least $1,900, and the party breakdown shows $6,047.88 to Republican recipients and $1,936.86 to unknown-party recipients FEC.
In the News
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U.S. Presence
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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.