Marian Ilitch
American businessman, entrepreneur and billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Marian Ilitch is an American entrepreneur and billionaire from Michigan, born in 1933. She is described as working in the diversified industry and has an estimated net worth of ~$6.9 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
A June 2026 report said Ilitch Gaming launched with plans to expand into casinos, linking the Ilitch family to a new gaming unit NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The Michael And Marian Ilitch Foundation, based in Detroit, reported $5.45 million in assets and $258,700 in grants paid for 2023. It reported $236,318 in revenue and $264,006 in expenses that year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The available records show at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records on file. Those sampled contributions totaled $474,837.50, including $219,287.50 to Republican committees or candidates, $88,450 to Democratic committees or candidates, and $167,100 to PACs or other recipients; the sampled records span July 31, 2003, through May 26, 2017 FEC. The largest listed recipients were the Major League Baseball Political Action Committee ($45,000), Romney Victory Inc. ($40,000), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ($39,850), the NRCC ($32,900), and the Republican National Committee ($30,800) FEC.
In the News
A June 19, 2026 article reported that Ilitch Gaming launched with casino expansion plans. The available news data contains one validated article from that date, while the broader search record is marked as truncated NewsAPI.
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. View on Wikidata