Isaac Perlmutter

Isaac Perlmutter is an Israeli-American businessman born in 1942 who is identified in the data as chairman of Marvel Entertainment Wikidata. He has an estimated net worth of ~$5.2B Wikidata. SEC records show 35 filings tied to him, including insider filings and Schedule 13D amendments, which are disclosure forms used to report significant ownership stakes and changes in those stakes SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

Perlmutter is linked in SEC records to Marvel Entertainment, Inc., along with Isaac Perlmutter Trust and Object Trading Corp SEC EDGAR. The filing history includes 35 insider-related filings, with recent forms such as Form 4 and Schedule 13D/A; Form 4 reports changes in beneficial ownership, while Schedule 13D/A is an amendment to a filing used when someone has a large stake in a company SEC EDGAR. The available data does not provide operating revenue, compensation, or transaction details, only the filing types and dates SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

FEC records show $30,475,510.97 in contributions from 2008-02-27 to 2024-10-31, with the largest recipients being Right for America, America First Action, Inc., Great America PAC, Trump Victory, and the Republican National Committee FEC. The party breakdown shows $1,081,575 to Republican candidates or committees and $29,393,935.97 to PACs or other political entities, indicating that most giving went through PAC/other channels FEC. Foundation filings for 2023 show three Perlmutter-related foundations with $2,417,189 in total assets and $203,835 in grants paid ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC data shows that Perlmutter's reported contributions were overwhelmingly directed to Republican-aligned recipients and PACs/other political entities FEC. The top recipient listed is Right for America at $12,551,540.97, followed by America First Action, Inc. at $10,500,000 and Great America PAC at $5,000,000 FEC.

In the News

Recent headlines include a February 9, 2026 Bleeding Cool article reporting that Ike Perlmutter donated another $2,500,000 NewsAPI. Another item in the same date range is a February 23, 2026 Trend article about Turkmenistan's top-ranking official visiting the U.S. and Germany, which does not appear to be directly related to Perlmutter NewsAPI.