David Rubenstein
American businessman (born 1949)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
David Rubenstein is an American businessman in finance, born in 1949 and associated with Maryland. He co-founded and co-chairs The Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm, and has an estimated net worth of ~$4.6B. Wikidata NewsAPI
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify four insider filings associated with David Rubenstein from 2011 through 2013: Form 3, Form 4, an amended Form 4/A, and Form 5. Form 3 reports initial insider ownership, Form 4 reports changes in ownership, and Form 5 reports certain annual ownership changes. The SEC search also returned 486 related entity hits, including BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Rubenstein-related foundations in the available records report total assets of $22,402,517 and total grants paid of $3,362,271. The Houston foundation reported $609,026 in grants and $16,039,189 in assets for tax year 2024, while the Pennsylvania foundation reported $2,753,245 in grants and $6,363,328 in assets for tax year 2023; a Florida foundation reported $0 in assets and grants. ProPublica 990 Rubenstein is also listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge under the name David M. Rubenstein. RTB
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the sample totals $4,105.36. Within those sampled records, $550 went to Democratic recipients, $1,500 to Republican recipients, and $2,055.36 to PACs or other recipients, including $929.50 to ActBlue and $500 each to Cory Booker for Senate, the Booker Victory Fund, Loudermilk for Congress, and Rick W. Allen for Congress. FEC
In the News
A Baltimore Sun commentary described Rubenstein as supporting Orioles executive Mike Elias. NewsAPI NHPBS lists a program, History with David Rubenstein, featuring interviews with scholars and public figures. NewsAPI The Business Times reported that Rubenstein, identified as a Carlyle co-founder, said private equity was in good shape but needed to remain alert. 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