Michael Steinhardt
American financier, newspaper publisher, antiquities collector, philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Steinhardt is a New York-based American financier, newspaper publisher, and antiquities collector born in 1940. He has an estimated net worth of ~$1.1 billion and is identified with the finance industry. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records list Michael H. Steinhardt as an individual associated with 63 filings, all classified in the dataset as insider filings. Recent filings include Schedule 13G/A amendments, which disclose changes to certain securities ownership positions, and Form 4 filings, which report insider transactions. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Steinhardt-related foundations reported $2,504,429 in total grants paid and $13,069,034 in combined assets for tax year 2023. The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation accounted for $2,450,420 of the grants and reported $13,064,320 in assets; the other two foundations reported grants of $170 and $53,839. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the full total is unknown. In this sample, contributions totaled $6,781, including $5,100 to Republicans, $250 to Democrats, and $1,431 to PACs or other recipients, with the largest listed recipient being Bird for Congress at $3,300. FEC
In the News
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 to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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