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Charles Schwab
5–10%
Charles Schwab has given an estimated 5–10% of current net worth ($14.9B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 5–10%
- Net worth
- $14.9B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #86 · Discount brokerage · Woodside, California
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5: lifetime giving is 5–10% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 89
- Residence
- Woodside, California
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Source of wealth
- Discount brokerage
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Chairman and Founder, Charles Schwab
- One-year change
- $13.1B (#87) in Sept. 2025 to $14.9B (#86) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 14%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Charles Schwab a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $14.9B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $745M and $1.5B. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.
For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.
Giving on record
Schwab, who found out that he's dyslexic when his son was diagnosed, donates to support research in learning differences.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Finance & Investments
- Warren Buffett: ≥33.3% · $144B
- Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
- Michael Bloomberg: ≥21.1% · $94.9B
- Jeff Yass: Under 1% · $77.8B
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- Stephen Schwarzman: 1–5% · $46.4B
Others in California
- Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
- Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
- Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B
- Jensen Huang: Under 1% · $199B
- Eric Schmidt: 5–10% · $37.8B
- Henry Samueli: 1–5% · $33.8B
Questions
How much has Charles Schwab given to charity?
Forbes scores Charles Schwab 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $745M and $1.5B on a $14.9B fortune.
What is Charles Schwab's net worth?
Forbes estimates $14.9B as of September 2026, ranking #86 on the Forbes 400.
What is Charles Schwab's GiveRate?
5–10%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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