Marian Ilitch
American businessman, entrepreneur and billionaire
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Marian Ilitch is an American entrepreneur and billionaire from Michigan, born in 1933, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.9B Wikidata. The available data identifies her as a businessman/entrepreneur and shows wealth tied to the Ilitch family business interests, with recent reporting noting Ilitch Gaming’s casino expansion plans WikidataNewsAPI.
Business & SEC Activity
The data does not provide a full business history, but it identifies Marian Ilitch as an entrepreneur and billionaire Wikidata. Recent news coverage says Ilitch Gaming launched with casino expansion plans, indicating continued family involvement in gaming-related business activity NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show two family foundations: the Atanas Ilitch Osteosarcoma Foundation and the Michael And Marian Ilitch Foundation ProPublica 990. Across the reported filings, they paid $271,220 in grants and held $5,530,926 in total assets; the 2023 Michael And Marian Ilitch Foundation filing reported $258,700 in grants paid and $5,452,273 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $474,837.50 from 2003-07-31 to 2017-05-26 FEC. The largest recipient listed was the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee at $45,000, and the party breakdown shows $219,287.50 to Republicans, $88,450 to Democrats, and $167,100 to PACs/other recipients FEC.
In the News
A June 19, 2026 article reported that Ilitch Gaming launched with casino expansion plans NewsAPI. The article is the only validated result in the provided news set NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
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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