Tom Ford
Profile Summary
Tom Ford is a California-based U.S. billionaire in the retail industry, born in 1961, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.5B RTB. The data provided does not include a detailed business history, but his name is associated with the Tom Ford brand in recent news coverage NewsAPI.
Philanthropy
The Ford Foundation reported $918,133,779 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $16,791,366,964 in total assets ProPublica 990. A separate Ford Foundation filing in Texas showed $0 in grants paid, $0 in revenue, and $0 in expenses, which may indicate a dormant or placeholder filing rather than an active operating foundation ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $2,141.36 from 2025-04-16 to 2025-12-31 FEC. The largest listed recipients were WINRED, the NRCC, Women for America's Freedom, ACTBLUE, and Mike Johnson for Louisiana, and the party breakdown shows $501.29 to Republicans and $1,640.07 marked as Unknown FEC.
In the News
Recent articles mention Tom Ford-branded fashion and fragrance products, including a Page Six item about Angelina Jolie wearing a Tom Ford dress at a 2026 screening NewsAPI. Other coverage in the dataset is retail-focused product promotion for Tom Ford scent deals NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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.