Howard Schultz
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Howard Schultz is an American businessman from Washington, born in 1953, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.2 billion. SEC records associate him with Starbucks and Groupon, while the available data classify his industry as diversified. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 99 insider filings for Schultz, including filings connected to Starbucks Corp. and Groupon. Form 3 reports an insider's initial ownership, Form 4 reports changes in ownership, Form 5 reports certain annual ownership transactions, and Form 144 indicates a planned securities sale. Recent records include a Form 144 dated November 17, 2023, along with Forms 3, 4, and 5. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with the Schultz name reported at least $19.28 million in grants paid across the available filings, with combined assets of about $375.49 million. The Schultz Family Foundation in Seattle reported $19.19 million in grants and $375.19 million in assets for 2023, while the California Schultz Foundation reported $87,195 in grants and $295,739 in assets for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contain at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 sampled records total $3,698, with $1,360 going to Democratic recipients and $2,338 classified as PAC or other. Top sampled recipients include ActBlue, the Democratic National Committee, the DSCC, MoveOn.org Political Action, and Schiff for Senate; these figures cover only the most recent 100 contributions and not Schultz's full history. FEC
In the News
A Financial Post article dated August 5, 2026, reported that Open Farm, a pet-food company backed by Howard Schultz, was considering a Toronto initial public offering. One article was validated in the supplied news sample. 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
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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 8/31/2026 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