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Joseph Steinberg
New YorkFinance
B
45.6
PBS
~$1.3B
Profile Summary
Joseph Steinberg (born 1944) is a U.S.-based finance figure associated with extensive SEC filing activity under the name “STEINBERG JOSEPH S.” He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B. His filings and reported activity connect him to multiple public companies, including Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) and others. SEC EDGAR RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR shows 227 total filings tied to Joseph Steinberg’s personal CIK (0000924255), including 226 insider filings. Insider filings commonly include Form 4 reports (used to disclose insiders’ purchases/sales and other ownership changes) and amendments, and he has multiple recent Form 4 and Form 4/A filings in 2024–2025. His SEC-linked company list includes Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), HRG Group (SPB), Marijuana Co of America (MCOA), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), and Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data lists three foundations associated with the Steinberg name reporting a combined $4,385,331 in total assets for tax year 2023. Across the Steinberg Family Foundation (NV), Saul Steinberg Foundation (NY), and Cameron Steinberg Foundation (OH), reported grants paid were $0 in 2023. The Saul Steinberg Foundation reported $4,343,049 in assets and $0 grants paid in 2023, while also reporting $4,000,185 in total expenses. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $396,097.20 from 2019-02-21 to 2025-09-20. The largest listed recipient was WE DESERVE BETTER, INC. ($250,000), followed by AMERICA UNITED PAC ($50,000) and THE LINCOLN PROJECT ($15,000). By party breakdown, $333,583.20 is categorized as Unknown, compared with $42,575 to Democrats and $19,939 to Republicans. FEC
In the News
Recent headlines mentioning “Joseph Steinberg” include two pieces titled “The myth of the billionaire wealth tax” (DNyuz and The Washington Post) dated 2026-03-08. Another item is a New York Post contributor-content article dated 2026-02-12 titled “Cyber security consultant Joseph Steinberg: why boards must oversee,...”. These three articles fall within the 2026-02-12 to 2026-03-08 date range in the provided dataset. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
residenceNew York, New York
Philanthropy
$4.4MFoundation Assets
$4.2MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Steinberg Family FoundationLas Vegas, NV
Corporate foundation (IRS NTEE T21)
Assets: $38KRevenue: $140KGrants: $146KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerSaul Steinberg FoundationNew York, NY
Arts, culture & humanities (IRS NTEE A25)
Assets: $4.3MRevenue: $291KGrants: $4.0MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerCameron Steinberg FoundationDublin, OH
Medical research (IRS NTEE H12)
Assets: $4KRevenue: $60KGrants: $60KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$396KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2019–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
WE DESERVE BETTER, INC.$250K
AMERICA UNITED PAC$50K
THE LINCOLN PROJECT$15K
CHRIS CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT, INC.$13K
NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE$10K
SEC Filings
232Total Filings
230Insider Filings
280EDGAR Mentions
0000924255Personal CIK
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
4FORM 4
6/17/20264FORM 4
6/8/20264FORM 4
6/1/20264FORM 4
5/26/20264FORM 4
11/24/20254xslF345X05/ownership.xml
6/10/20254FORM 4
5/2/2025SC 13D/ASC 13D/A
12/17/20244/APRIMARY DOCUMENT
11/14/20244PRIMARY DOCUMENT
11/14/2024Recent News
3Total Articles
DNyuzTop Source
PositiveAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
B
45.6
Public Benefit Score
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.
Philanthropy65% weight
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
Transparency35% weight
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.