David Steward
founder of World Wide Technology (1951-)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
David Steward, born in 1951, is a Missouri-based technology entrepreneur and the founder of World Wide Technology Wikidata. He has an estimated net worth of ~$5.8B Wikidata. His wealth is tied to the technology sector, and recent reporting also notes family activity in real estate and wealth management-related businesses NewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
Steward is identified as the founder of World Wide Technology, a technology company Wikidata. The available data does not include SEC filings or insider-trading records for his own holdings. Recent news mentions Steward Partners and a real estate purchase by his son, David Steward II, but those items are about related family activity rather than David Steward’s direct business filings NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The data shows three Steward-related foundations filed Form 990s, which are annual IRS returns for tax-exempt organizations that report finances and grants ProPublica 990. In tax year 2023, the Steward Family Foundation in Saint Louis reported $11,647,816 in grants paid, while the two other Steward Foundation entries reported $1,000 and $0 in grants paid ProPublica 990. Across the listed foundations, total assets were $46,392 and total grants paid were $11,648,816 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From April 22, 2024 to December 20, 2025, Steward made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $468,242.40 FEC. Most of the giving went to Republican recipients: $248,500 to Republicans, $9,300 to Democrats, and $210,442.40 to PACs or other committees FEC. Top recipients included the NRSC, NRCC, GREAT OPPORTUNITY PAC, INC., SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND, and WAGNER FOR MISSOURI FEC.
In the News
Recent validated coverage includes a June 2026 report that David Steward II, David Steward’s son, bought a $17 million horse farm in Wellington’s Grand Prix Farms NewsAPI. Another June 2026 item noted Steward Partners congratulating financial advisors recognized on a Forbes | SHOOK best-in-state list NewsAPI. These articles point to family real estate activity and a wealth-management-related firm, but they do not add direct financial details about David Steward himself NewsAPI.
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. View on Wikidata