
David Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile 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.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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
Recent News

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.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata







