Mitchell Rales
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Mitchell Rales is an American businessman from Maryland, born in 1956, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.1B Wikidata. He is identified in the data as a businessman in manufacturing Wikidata. He is also a signatory to The Giving Pledge RTB.
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies Rales as an American businessman in the manufacturing industry Wikidata. No additional business holdings, company names, or transaction data were provided.
Philanthropy
Rales and related family foundations reported $15,367,414 in grants paid in 2023, including $14,820,114 from the Norman R Rales And Ruth Rales Foundation and $547,300 from the Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation ProPublica 990. The Norman R Rales And Ruth Rales Foundation reported $212,153,902 in assets, while the Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation reported $197,469 in assets ProPublica 990. A 2026 news report said the Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation gave $116 million to the National Gallery for an art lending program NewsAPI.
Political Activity
Rales made 48 federal contributions totaling $158,800 from 1981 to 2019 FEC. His giving was split across Democratic recipients, Republican recipients, and PAC/other groups, with $56,000 to Democrats, $31,500 to Republicans, and $71,300 to PAC/other FEC. The largest listed recipients were Obama Victory Fund, DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee, and AmeriPAC FEC.
In the News
In 2026, news coverage focused on a $116 million gift from the Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation to the National Gallery NewsAPI. The reports said the gift was made for America’s 250th anniversary and would support an art lending program NewsAPI.
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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. View on Wikidata