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Tyler Perry
GeorgiaMedia
D
28.6
PBS
~$1.4B
Profile Summary
Tyler Perry, born in 1969 and based in Georgia, is a U.S. media figure with an estimated net worth of ~$1.4B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so this summary is limited to his identified industry and financial profile.
Philanthropy
Three foundations filed Form 990s under the name Perry Foundation, with combined grants paid of $130,845 and combined assets of $1,635,829 ProPublica 990. Form 990 is the annual tax filing that private foundations use to report assets, revenue, expenses, and grants. The largest reported foundation in the data had $1,223,603 in assets and paid $107,945 in grants in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2020-10-22 to 2025-10-05, the data shows 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $1,671,499.08 FEC. The largest recipient was HARRIS VICTORY FUND at $1,000,000, and the party breakdown shows $465,026.88 to Democrats, $4,947.50 to Republicans, and $1,201,444.70 listed as Unknown FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage in the provided news data includes a June 2026 item about Tyler Perry receiving the Innovator Award at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards NewsAPI. Other listed items are entertainment-related references that mention Tyler Perry in headlines or body text, including a TV Guide listing for 'Tyler Perry's Young Dylan' and coverage of the awards event GDELT.
U.S. Presence
residenceAtlanta, Georgia
Philanthropy
$1.6MFoundation Assets
$131KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Perry FoundationGreenwood Vlg, CO
Assets: $1.2MRevenue: $71KGrants: $108KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPerry FoundationIowa City, IA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $412KRevenue: $21KGrants: $23KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPerry FoundationVisalia, CA
Assets: $665Revenue: $1Grants: $110Tax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerPolitical Contributions
$1.7MTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2020–2025Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$1.0M
TELL IT LIKE IT IS PAC$200K
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$41K
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE$9K
ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$9K
Recent News
562Total Articles
NBC10 PhiladelphiaTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
D
28.6
Public Benefit Score
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.
Philanthropy65% weight
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
Transparency35% weight
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.