
Steven Rales
American businessman and film producer
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Steven Rales is an American businessman and film producer from the United States, with an estimated net worth of ~$8.2B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as being in the manufacturing industry and was born in 1951 Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The provided data does not include company names or transaction details, but it identifies Rales as a businessman and film producer Wikidata. His wealth is listed as an estimated net worth of ~$8.2B Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Rales is associated with two private foundations that filed IRS Form 990 returns for 2023, which are annual information returns used by nonprofits to report finances and grants ProPublica 990. The Norman R Rales And Ruth Rales Foundation reported $14,820,114 in grants paid and $212,153,902 in total assets, while the Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation reported $547,300 in grants paid and $197,469 in total assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2003 to 2025, Rales made 100 federal campaign contributions totaling $510,205 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, with $351,350 to DEM, $5,600 to DFL, and $3,300 to NNE, compared with $11,800 to REP and $130,255 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
A 2026 ARTnews item about Mitchell Rales reported a $116 million gift to the National Gallery of Art for a lending program NewsAPI. The article is about Mitchell Rales, not Steven Rales, so it should not be treated as a direct report on Steven Rales NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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