Drew Houston
American Internet entrepreneur
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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Drew Houston is an American internet entrepreneur, born in 1983, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B. Wikidata SEC records identify Andrew Houston in connection with Dropbox, Inc. (DBX). SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 147 filings for Andrew Houston, including 145 insider filings connected to Dropbox. SEC EDGAR Recent filings include Form 4 reports, which disclose transactions by company insiders, and Form 144 notices, which signal a proposed sale of restricted or control securities. SEC EDGAR The recent records include Form 4 and Form 144 filings dated from March through June 2026. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Houston-named foundations reported a combined $65.46 million in assets and $4.96 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 The Houston Family Foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota reported $61.45 million in assets and $4.42 million in grants paid; a Houston Family Foundation in Armonk, New York reported $3.22 million in assets and $512,245 in grants paid. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records report 86 contributions totaling $542,325.33 between April 25, 2011, and January 31, 2021. FEC The party breakdown was $272,700 to unknown-party recipients, $267,509.52 to Democratic recipients, and $2,115.81 to Democratic–Farmer–Labor recipients. FEC The largest listed recipients were Hillary Victory Fund ($116,500), DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee ($100,200), Democratic Hope Fund ($66,800), Obama Victory Fund 2012 ($60,800), and DSCC ($32,500). FEC
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In the News
News coverage in May 2026 reported that Houston stepped down as Dropbox chief executive after 19 years leading the company, with product lead Ashraf Alkarmi taking over as CEO. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
By Party
Every party on file is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $542,325.33.
Top Recipients
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The giving score 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 record we hold about this person — net worth, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, Wikidata. It measures our coverage, not how open the person is. Each further kind of record scores higher, up to eight. Political donation records matched to a person by name alone are not counted: they may belong to someone else with the same name. From October 7, 2026, our own AI-written summary and the profile photo are not counted either — neither is a public record — so grades that leaned on them moved down that day.
Data: SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): Giving score = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Data coverage
Scored on 10/16/2026 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