Charles Koch

Charles Koch is an American businessman from Kansas, born in 1935, whose industry is listed as diversified. He is described as an American billionaire and has an estimated net worth of ~$42.9 billion. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

The profile identifies Koch's industry as diversified and describes him as a businessman. Wikidata

Philanthropy

Three listed Koch foundations reported combined assets of $111.4 million and $9.75 million in grants paid across their reported tax years. The foundations include entities in Florida, Indiana, and Iowa, with reported tax years ranging from 2015 to 2024. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and shows at least 100 federal contributions totaling $90,974.38 in that sample; the full total is unknown and higher. The sample included $37,050 to Democratic recipients, $6,360 to Republican recipients, and $47,564.38 to PACs or other recipients, with the largest listed recipient being the Hickenlooper Victory Fund at $22,000. FEC

In the News

A Charles Koch-backed group, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, appeared before a federal appeals court while seeking to block Delaware's donor-disclosure law ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The case concerns whether the law can require disclosure of donors. NewsAPI