Tom Gores
American businessman and investor
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Tom Gores is a U.S. businessman and investor based in California, born in 1964. His industry is listed as finance, and his net worth is estimated at ~$10.1 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records associate Gores with Platinum Equity and public companies including Verra Mobility, Vertiv Holdings, Ryerson Holding and Yatra Online. The records show 70 filings classified as insider filings and 659 search hits. Forms 3 and 4 report insider ownership: Form 3 establishes an insider's ownership, while Form 4 reports changes in that ownership; recent filings include both types. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Gores Foundation reported $622 in grants paid, $5,084 in assets and $622 in expenses for tax year 2024. The Tom Gores Family Foundation reported $75,000 in grants paid, $2,031 in assets and $75,253 in expenses for tax year 2023. Together, the foundations reported $75,622 in grants paid and $7,115 in assets. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 36 contributions totaling $108,062.50 between October 22, 1996, and May 26, 2016. The records list $52,143.75 to Democratic committees or candidates, $518.75 to the DFL, $5,400 to Republican committees, and $50,000 to PACs or other recipients. The largest named recipients were Hillary Victory Fund ($50,000) and DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ($33,400). FEC
In the News
NewsAPI headlines dated February and March 2026 primarily covered former Detroit Pistons player Jalen Rose, including his views on the team and a Detroit-based television show. Separate reports dated July 9, 2026, said Gores contributed $20 million toward construction of the Brennan Community Center at Rouge Park in Detroit. NewsAPI RTB
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
By Party
Top Recipients
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