Leon G. Cooperman
Profile Summary
Leon G. Cooperman is a Florida-based financier born in 1943, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.6B RTB. SEC records show 733 filings tied to him, including 616 insider filings, and his recent filings include Forms 3 and 4, which are the SEC forms used to report initial insider ownership and changes in insider holdings SEC EDGAR. He is also listed as a Giving Pledge signatory under the name Lee Cooperman Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records connect Leon G. Cooperman to several public companies, including MDC Partners, Aspen Group, Altisource Portfolio Solutions, New Media Investment Group, and Sierra Metals SEC EDGAR. His filing history includes 1700 EDGAR hits and 733 total filings, with a large share of insider reporting activity SEC EDGAR. Recent Schedule 13G/A filings indicate reported beneficial ownership changes; Schedule 13G is a disclosure used by passive investors or certain large holders, and the amended version updates that filing SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Leon And Toby Cooperman Family Foundation reported $19,169,435 in grants paid in tax year 2024 and held $433,657,872 in total assets ProPublica 990. Two other foundations tied to Cooperman also filed returns: The Kourland Cooperman Foundation and The@Howard J Cooperman Family Charitable Foundation, with combined grants and assets included in the totals ProPublica 990. Across the three foundations, total grants paid were $19,223,383 and total foundation assets were $435,080,629 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 23 contributions totaling $121,850 from 1978-10-03 to 2015-12-15 FEC. The largest recipient was ROMNEY VICTORY INC at $67,500, and the party breakdown shows $41,800 to Republican recipients, $1,500 to Democratic recipients, and $78,550 to PAC/Other FEC.
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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.
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