Steven Rales
American businessman and film producer
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Steven Rales is an American businessman and film producer associated with the manufacturing industry. He was born in 1951, is based in California, and has an estimated net worth of ~$8.2 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Rales is identified as a businessman and film producer, with manufacturing listed as his industry. Wikidata
Political Activity
The available records contain at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file and do not represent his full giving history. In this sample, contributions totaled $510,205, including $351,350 to Democratic-designated categories, $11,800 to Republican-designated categories, and $130,255 to PACs or other categories. FEC The largest listed recipients were the DSCC ($71,000), Obama Victory Fund ($28,500), DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ($28,500), Friends of Mark Warner ($22,400), and Forward Together PAC ($17,500). FEC
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
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 8/31/2026 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