David Rubenstein
American businessman (born 1949)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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David Rubenstein is an American businessman born in 1949 who works in finance. He is associated with The Carlyle Group as its co-founder and co-chairman, according to a 2026 report. His estimated net worth is ~$4.6B. Wikidata NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists four insider ownership filings under David Rubenstein’s personal CIK: a Form 3 filed in 2011, a Form 5 in 2012, and a Form 4 plus an amended Form 4/A in 2013. Form 3 is an initial statement of insider ownership, Form 4 reports changes in ownership, Form 4/A corrects or amends a prior Form 4, and Form 5 is an annual ownership report. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Two Rubenstein Foundation filings reported combined foundation assets of $22.4 million and $3.36 million in grants paid. The Texas-based Rubenstein Foundation reported $16.0 million in assets and $609,026 in grants paid in tax year 2024, while the Pennsylvania-based Rubenstein Foundation reported $6.36 million in assets and $2.75 million in grants paid in tax year 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC has at least 100 federal-contribution records for Rubenstein in its most recent 100-record sample, covering only records dated March 17, 2025 through July 9, 2026; the FEC reports 1,152 contributions in total. Those sampled records total $35,473.36: $21,973.36 to recipients with an unknown party designation, $13,000 to Republican recipients, and $500 to Democratic recipients. The largest listed recipients in the sample were Langworthy Leadership & Accountability Fund ($12,500), the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee ($5,000), NRCC ($3,500), Guthrie for Congress ($1,750), and Comer for Congress ($1,750). FEC
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
In the News
A July 2026 Baltimore Sun article discussed Rubenstein’s support for Baltimore Orioles executive Mike Elias. A May 2026 Business Times report described Rubenstein as Carlyle’s co-founder and co-chairman and covered his views on private equity and charitable giving. 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 of 1,152 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)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $35,473.36.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
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