Stephen Ross
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Stephen Ross is an American businessman in real estate, born in 1940, based in Florida, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.6B Wikidata. He is identified in SEC records as Ross Stephen and has 35 insider filings on file, including Form 3 and Form 4 reports, which are the SEC forms insiders use to disclose ownership and changes in holdings SEC EDGAR. He is also a Giving Pledge signatory Giving Pledge.
Business & SEC Activity
Ross appears in SEC records as an insider filer with 35 total filings, and the recent filings listed are mostly Form 4s, which report changes in beneficial ownership, plus one Form 3, which is the initial ownership report for an insider SEC EDGAR. The filings shown span 2021 through 2025, including amended Form 4/A submissions in December 2021 SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Ross is linked to three Ross Foundation entities in Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri, with total foundation assets of $116,918,464 and total grants paid of $2,714,530 in 2023 ProPublica 990. The Arkansas foundation reported the largest assets at $114,473,884 and grants paid of $2,104,687, while the other two foundations reported smaller asset bases and grants ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2021-04-07 to 2025-12-31, Ross made 100 federal contributions totaling $993,016.75 FEC. The largest share went to Republican recipients and committees: $349,050 to Republicans, $108,100 to Democrats, and $535,866.75 to PACs or other recipients FEC. Top recipients included the NRCC, TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2022, SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC, NRSC, and MCCARTHY VICTORY FUND FEC.
In the News
A validated news item from 2026-04-19 described Ross as a New York City developer focusing on West Palm Beach NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
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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 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. View on Wikidata