Arthur Kleinschmidt
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Arthur Kleinschmidt, who was picked to be: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance, Department of Health & Human Services in March, 2025. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recovery for America Now Foundation | President and Founder, 11/2022 - 4/2025 | Filer is president and founder of Recovery for America Now, a 501c3. It will be dormant through filer's HHS service. | 1 |
| Dr. Goldberg & Associates, PLLC | Psychotherapist, 9/2023 - 4/2025 | Filer is a 1099 contractor with Dr. Goldberg & Associates, PLLC. He is paid through filer's LLC, Kleinschmidt Consulting and Counseling, LLC. | 2 |
| Sondermind Provider Network | Psychotherapist, 6/2023 - 3/2024 | Filer was a 1099 contractor for this mental health telehealth company. | 3 |
| Kleinschmidt Consulting & Counseling, LLC | Sole member, 1/2024 - 4/2025 | Filer is the sole member of this LLC. The LLC was set up to receive payments from Dr. Goldberg & Associates, PLLC for filer's work as a psychotherapist. This LLC will be left dormant during filer's tenure at HHS. | 4 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JayWalker Lodge LLC Defined Contribution Plan | 1 | ||||
| Columbia Balanced Fund Class R Shares (CBLRX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| JPMorgan Equity Income Fund Class R2 Shares (OIEFX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund Class R2 Shares (JMVZX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| Recovery for America Now (value not ascertainable) | None (or less than $201) | Filer operates 501c3. He does not draw a salary or other benefits. The non-profit has a checking account that will be liquidated and awarded to another non-profit of similar mission prior to filer onboarding. | 2 | ||
| Rollover IRA | 3 | ||||
| Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund Admiral Shares (VMRXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Sondermind Provider Network | $1,249 | Fees for therapy services | 4 | ||
| Dr. Goldberg & Associates, PLLC | $93,843 | Fees for therapy services | 5 | ||
| "Planting Seeds, A Client Centered Approach to Addiction Treatment," CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (value not readily ascertainable) | None (or less than $201) | This is a published manual held by Kleinschmidt Counseling and Consulting, LLC. The manual has not earned reportable income. | 6 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| JayWalker Lodge LLC | I continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor ceased making contributions at my separation. (2009-11-01) | 1 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Goldberg and Associates | provided mental health services as a 1099 contractor employer | 1 |
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERA (Colorado Public Employees Retirement Assoc.), defined benefit plan | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| 1792 Exchange 401k | 2 | ||||
| State St Target Retirement 2030 NL Fund (P) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Traditional IRA (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| 1792 Exchange (free speech non-profit) | None (or less than $1,001) | salary | This is a prior employment that ended in January 2025. | 4 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. bank account (Cash) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyFedLoan | type: Student Loan, amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 1994, rate: 8%, term: 359 months | 1 | |
| Dept of Education | type: Student Loan, amount: $100,001 - $250,000, year-incurred: 2010, rate: 6.5, term: 500 months | I have outstanding loans for my PhD completed in May 2017. The loans are not in repayment status as of this date. | 2 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
