Howard Schultz
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Howard Schultz is an American businessman born in 1953 who is best known for his leadership at Starbucks and is also linked in SEC records to Groupon Wikidata SEC EDGAR. His estimated net worth is ~$4.2B Wikidata. SEC records show 99 insider filings tied to his personal CIK, which indicates repeated reporting of trades or ownership changes in companies where he had a reporting relationship SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings connect Howard Schultz to Starbucks Corp. and Groupon, Inc., and the filing history includes Forms 3, 4, 5, and 144 SEC EDGAR. Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership, Form 4 reports changes in ownership, Form 5 is an annual summary of certain transactions, and Form 144 is a notice of proposed sale of securities SEC EDGAR. The record shows 99 insider filings overall, with recent filings in 2022 and 2023 SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Schultz Foundation and Paul Schultz & Ruth Schultz Foundation Inc. reported combined grants paid of $382,731 and combined assets of $5,428,440 across the available tax years ProPublica 990. In 2023, the Schultz Foundation in California reported $87,195 in grants paid and $295,739 in assets, while the Paul Schultz & Ruth Schultz Foundation Inc. reported $294,536 in grants paid and $5,131,701 in assets ProPublica 990. A smaller Schultz Foundation filing in Minnesota for 2019 reported $1,000 in grants paid and $1,000 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $3,698 during the date range 2025-06-08 to 2025-12-26 FEC. Of that total, $1,360 went to Democratic recipients and $2,338 went to PAC/Other recipients, with top recipients including ACTBLUE, the DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee, and the DSCC FEC.
In the News
Recent articles in the dataset describe Schultz criticizing Seattle and its leadership in business-related comments, including remarks about the city being hostile to business and criticism of a mayor's rhetoric NewsAPI. The articles are from Yakima Herald and Fox News and were both published on 2026-05-12 NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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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 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