David Hoffmann
Profile Summary
David Hoffmann is a U.S. billionaire based in Florida who was born in 1952. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.6 billion RTB. SEC records identify him as David Henry Hoffmann and show recent insider filings involving Lee Enterprises SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records associate Hoffmann with Lee Enterprises, Dunkin' Brands Group, CTPARTNERS Executive Search, and DHR International SEC EDGAR. The records include six insider filings: five Form 4 filings, which report changes in an insider's holdings, and one Form 3, which reports an insider's initial ownership disclosure SEC EDGAR.
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the figures are not a complete lifetime total FEC. Within that sample, contributions totaled $12,291.81, including $3,300 to Republican recipients, $330 to Democratic recipients, and $8,661.81 to PACs or other entities FEC. The largest listed recipients were Team Rick Scott ($4,422.50), Rick Scott for Florida ($3,300), Let's Get to Work PAC ($1,122.50), WinRed ($980), and the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee ($685.02) FEC.
In the News
Two validated articles dated May 27 to June 8, 2026, reported that Lee Enterprises director David Henry Hoffmann acquired or purchased shares of the company, including 18,200 shares in one report and 10,600 shares in another NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
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.