Charles Koch
American billionaire and businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Charles Koch is an American billionaire businessman from Kansas, born in 1935, with an estimated net worth of ~$42.9B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as being in the diversified industry, and the available records point to a long-running business and family foundation presence tied to the Koch name WikidataProPublica 990.
Business & SEC Activity
The data identifies Charles Koch as a businessman in the diversified sector Wikidata. Recent news items mention Koch-related groups and Charles Koch Arena, but they do not provide additional details about his operating companies or business activities NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show Koch Foundation entities reported $9,747,795 in grants paid across the available records, with total foundation assets of $111,448,122 ProPublica 990. The filings include a 2024 return for Koch Foundation Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, showing $6,835,631 in grants paid and $71,661,279 in assets, and a 2023 return for Koch Foundation Inc. in Evansville, Indiana, showing $2,897,162 in grants paid and $39,777,311 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $90,974.38 from 2024-12-02 to 2025-12-29 FEC. The party breakdown shows $37,050 to Democrats, $6,360 to Republicans, and $47,564.38 to PAC/Other recipients, with top recipients including Hickenlooper Victory Fund, the Federal: Colorado Democratic Party, Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC), Hickenlooper for Colorado, and Landsman for Congress FEC.
In the News
Recent validated news mentions a lawsuit by groups founded by the Koch brothers against Delaware over campaign finance law, and another item about Charles Koch Arena hosting the WBIT Final Four NewsAPI. The news results do not add financial or corporate details beyond those headlines NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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. View on Wikidata