Tom Ford
Profile Summary
Tom Ford is identified as a U.S. citizen born in 1961 and based in California, with the retail industry listed for his profile. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.5 billion. Wikidata RTB
Business & SEC Activity
The available data classifies Ford's industry as retail but does not provide details about his companies, positions, or how he built his wealth. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three foundation records associated with the Ford name report combined assets of about $1.13 billion and at least $55.76 million in grants paid for the listed tax years. The Tom Ford Foundation record for 2022 reported $1 in assets, $0 in grants paid, $1 in revenue, and $0 in expenses. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data is a truncated sample covering the 100 most recent contributions; it shows at least 100 federal contributions, with $2,141.36 in the sampled records. In that sample, $501.29 was categorized as Republican and $1,640.07 as unknown; the largest listed recipients were WINRED ($1,385.27) and the NRCC ($317.80). These figures cover only the sampled records, not Ford's full contribution history. FEC
In the News
A sampled article reported that Marks & Spencer introduced Studio perfumes that drew comparisons to Tom Ford and Jo Malone fragrances. Other sampled articles concerned Ford Motor Company racing and a Bromford housing-worker case, with no stated connection to Tom Ford. NewsAPI
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 to this person by contributor name as filed with the FEC. Contributions filed under the same name by someone else can appear here; we do not yet corroborate against employer or state.
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.