Doris Fisher
Profile Summary
Doris Fisher was a U.S. retail entrepreneur from California who co-founded The Gap, according to 2026 obituary reports. She was born in 1931 and had an estimated net worth of ~$1.6 billion. GDELT RTB
Business & SEC Activity
Fisher built her wealth in retail through her role as co-founder of The Gap, a clothing company that expanded into a major retail business. GDELT
Philanthropy
Three foundations named Fisher Foundation or Fisher Charitable Foundation reported combined assets of $3,467,765 and $698,879 in grants paid across the available filings. The latest filings shown include $118,546 in grants from the Colorado Fisher Foundation in tax year 2022 and $571,525 from the Maine Fisher Charitable Foundation in tax year 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures cover only the most recent 100 records, so the full total is unknown. In that sample, contributions totaled $691.15, including $490.48 to WinRed, $120.03 to the Republican National Committee, and $42.39 to the Trump National Committee JFC; the sample's party breakdown lists $139.99 for Republicans and $551.16 as unknown. FEC
In the News
Two validated articles published May 14–16, 2026, reported Fisher's death at age 94 and identified her as the founder or co-founder of The Gap. The reports came from The Irish Times and Heritage Florida Jewish News. GDELT
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
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
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.