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David Koch

David Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

AIProfile Summary

David Koch was an American billionaire heir and businessman born in 1940, with an estimated net worth of ~$50.5B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a Koch family figure, and the available SEC records show personal insider filings tied to ownership documents SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

The SEC data shows 8 insider filings under his personal CIK, including one Form 3 and seven Form 4 filings between 2012 and 2014 SEC EDGAR. Form 3 is the initial ownership report for insiders, and Form 4 reports changes in ownership, so these filings indicate reported insider ownership activity rather than a public-company operating role SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Foundation filings linked to Koch show $9,747,795 in total grants paid across the available 990s, with total foundation assets of $111,448,122 ProPublica 990. The largest listed foundation in the data is Koch Foundation Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, which reported $6,835,631 in grants paid and $71,661,279 in assets for tax year 2024 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

Recent FEC contribution data shows 100 contributions totaling $2,019.24 in the listed period FEC. The largest recipients were ACTBLUE, WINRED, and several PACs, and the party breakdown includes both Democratic and Republican-coded amounts rather than all giving going to one party FEC.

In the News

The news data provided does not contain a clear, relevant article about David Koch himself; most items appear unrelated or refer to other people with the same name NewsAPI, GDELT. One GDELT item mentions 'Koch brothers' in an opinion-style headline, but it does not provide a factual update about David Koch specifically GDELT.

AI-generated summary from sec_edgar, newsapi, fec, wikidata, gdelt, propublica_990 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$111.4MFoundation Assets
$9.7MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Koch FoundationDes Moines, IA
Assets: $10KRevenue: $18KGrants: $15KTax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Koch Foundation IncGainesville, FL
Assets: $71.7MRevenue: $6.3MGrants: $6.8MTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Koch Foundation IncEvansville, IN
Assets: $39.8MRevenue: $5.1MGrants: $2.9MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$2KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$2K
NNE
$360
DEM
$40
REP
$29.75
UNK
$19.24

Top Recipients

ACTBLUE$751.87
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION PAC$360
WINRED$356.29
HERZOG PAC$163.5
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$130
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

8Total Filings
8Insider Filings
95EDGAR Mentions
0001547000Personal 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

4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
4/14/2014
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
3/12/2014
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
1/10/2014
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
1/2/2013
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
7/11/2012
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
6/18/2012
4OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
4/13/2012
3OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
4/13/2012
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
42.4
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
11%

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
100%

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. View on Wikidata

David Koch — Public Benefit Score C (42) | Billionaire Army