David Green & family

About David Green & family

A preacher's son from a poor background, Hobby Lobby founder David Green opened his first crafts shop in 1970 with a $600 loan.

His empire has grown from a single 300-square-foot store in Oklahoma City to over 950 locations, generating an estimated $7.9 billion in annual sales.

A devout Christian, he still serves as Hobby Lobby's CEO and goes to work six days a week.

Stores are closed on Sundays and workers make a minimum of $18.50 an hour as of January 2022, well above the federal minimum wage.

He has said he plans to give 90% of the company to charity, with the remaining 10% going to his family

He is a donor to a group called He Gets Us, a $100 million campaign to promote Jesus and Christianity, which ran two ads during the 2023 Super Bowl game.