Stephen Ross
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Stephen Ross is an American businessman in the real-estate industry and is based in Florida. He was born in 1940 and has an estimated net worth of ~$7.6 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records identify Stephen Ross in connection with 35 insider filings. These include Form 4 filings, which report changes in an insider’s company ownership, Form 3 filings, which report an insider’s initial ownership, and Form 4/A filings, which amend earlier reports. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Three Ross Foundations reported a combined $116.9 million in assets and $2.7 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. The Arkadelphia, Arkansas, foundation accounted for $2.1 million of the grants and $114.5 million of the assets; the Kansas City and Indianapolis foundations reported the remainder. ProPublica 990 Ross is also listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge under the name Stephen M. Ross. Wikidata
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and shows at least 100 federal contributions; the true total is unknown and higher. In this sample, the contributions totaled $993,016.75, including $349,050 to Republican recipients, $108,100 to Democratic recipients, and $535,866.75 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were the NRCC at $209,200, Take Back the House 2022 at $150,000, and Security Is Strength PAC at $125,000. FEC
In the News
Recent articles discuss Related Ross developments in West Palm Beach and the company’s growth from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton and Wellington. Another article reports that a major change involving Ross and the Miami Dolphins could affect the team’s ownership. 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 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