Gary Michelson
Profile Summary
Gary Michelson is a California-based U.S. billionaire in healthcare, born in 1949, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.8B RTB. He is identified in the data as a Giving Pledge signatory Wikidata. The available records do not include details on how he built his wealth, so this profile is limited to the facts provided.
Philanthropy
Michelson is linked to three foundations in the data, with total reported grants paid of $763,875 and total reported assets of $15,729,828 ProPublica 990. The Michelson Foundation reported $736,975 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $15,314,642 in assets, while the Michelson Foundation Charitable Trust reported $26,900 in grants paid and $415,186 in assets ProPublica 990. The Michelson Family Foundation in Culver City reported $0 in grants paid, $0 in assets, $0 in revenue, and $0 in expenses in the available filing data ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-09-03 to 2025-12-10, Michelson made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $346,100 FEC. The largest share went to Democrats: $204,100 to DEM recipients, compared with $16,700 to REP recipients, $3,300 to IND recipients, and $122,000 categorized as Unknown FEC. Top recipients included 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.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided GDELT data NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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.