Gary Michelson
Profile Summary
Gary Michelson, born in 1949, is identified in the supplied data as a California-based healthcare billionaire. His net worth is estimated at ~$1.8 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
Michelson is associated with the healthcare industry. The supplied data does not identify a specific company or business transaction. RTB
Philanthropy
The Michelson Foundation reported $15.3 million in assets and $737,000 in grants paid for tax year 2023. The Michelson Foundation Charitable Trust reported $415,186 in assets and $26,900 in grants paid for 2023, while the Michelson Family Foundation record listed $0 in assets and grants. ProPublica 990 Gary K. Michelson is listed as a Giving Pledge signatory. Giving Pledge
Political Activity
The sampled federal records contain at least 100 contributions, and the figures below cover only the 100 most recent contributions on file. Those records total $346,100: $204,100 to Democratic recipients, $16,700 to Republican recipients, $3,300 to independent recipients, and $122,000 classified as unknown. The largest listed recipients were Animal Wellness Action PAC ($25,000), Purpose PAC ($20,000), Mike Levin for Congress ($16,500), Ted Lieu for Congress ($16,400), and Ro for Congress Inc. ($15,900). FEC
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.