Ronald Perelman
American businessman and investor (born 1943)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Ronald Perelman is an American businessman and investor born in 1943 who is associated with the finance industry. His net worth is estimated at ~$9.4 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records list 247 filings associated with Ronald O. Perelman, including 246 insider filings connected to vTv Therapeutics Inc. SEC EDGAR Many of the listed filings are Form 4 reports, which disclose changes in an insider’s ownership of a company’s securities. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Perelman Family Foundation Inc. reported $1,071,032 in total assets, $15,760 in grants paid, $33,091 in revenue, and $15,760 in expenses for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990 Ronald O. Perelman is also listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge. RTB
Political Activity
The FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions on file and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the sampled records total $3,680.50. FEC In this sample, $201.50 went to Republican recipients and $3,479 went to PAC or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were WinRed with $3,404, Perdue for Senate with $100, Defend Freedom, Inc. with $50, Steve Garvey for US Senate with $50, and ActBlue with $25. FEC
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
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 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