Gerald Ford
Profile Summary
Gerald Ford is a Texas-based finance figure born in 1944, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.1B RTB. SEC records show 358 filings tied to "FORD GERALD J," including 354 insider filings, which are reports insiders use to disclose trades and ownership changes in public companies SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records link Gerald Ford to Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH), SWS Group Inc., and First Acceptance Corp., indicating involvement with public-company holdings in finance-related businesses SEC EDGAR. The recent filing history is dominated by Form 4 reports, which are the SEC forms insiders file to report purchases, sales, or other changes in their holdings SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show the Ford Foundation in New York reported $918,133,779 in grants paid in 2023 and $16,791,366,964 in total assets ProPublica 990. A Texas-based Ford Foundation entry in Plano shows $0 grants paid and $0 assets for its reported filing record ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show $11,588.27 in contributions from 2024-07-28 to 2025-12-31 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including $5,394 to the Republican National Committee, while smaller amounts also went to ActBlue and other Democratic or nonpartisan recipients FEC.
In the News
Recent articles mentioning Gerald Ford are about the Gerald R. Ford Museum, the USS Ford, and Navy-related coverage, rather than the finance figure in this profile NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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.