Joseph Steinberg
Profile Summary
Joseph Steinberg is a New York finance figure, born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3 billion RTB. SEC records identify him as an insider filer connected with Jefferies Financial Group, HRG Group, Marijuana Co of America, Crimson Wine Group, and Pershing Square Tontine Holdings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 232 filings for Joseph S. Steinberg, including 230 insider filings SEC EDGAR. A Form 4 reports a company insider’s transactions in that company’s securities; his recent records include Form 4 filings dated June 17, June 8, June 1, and May 26, 2026, as well as an amended Schedule 13D filed December 17, 2024, which updates a report of beneficial ownership exceeding 5% SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three listed Steinberg Family Foundation entities reported combined grants paid of $165,616 and combined assets of $217,599 ProPublica 990. For tax year 2023, the Las Vegas-based Steinberg Family Foundation reported $145,616 in grants paid and $38,482 in assets, while the Wausau-based Steinberg Family Foundation Inc. reported $20,000 in grants paid and $179,117 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The most recent 100 federal contribution records on file show at least $399,507.50 in donations; the FEC reports at least 413 contributions overall, and these figures cover only the sampled records FEC. Of the sampled total, $329,293.50 was classified as unknown party, $50,275 as Democratic, and $19,939 as Republican FEC. The largest sampled recipients were We Deserve Better, Inc. ($250,000), America United PAC ($50,000), The Lincoln Project ($15,000), Chris Christie for President, Inc. ($13,200), and the New York State Democratic Committee ($10,000) 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.
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 413 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 $399,507.50.
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.