Tilman Fertitta

Tilman Fertitta is an American businessman from Texas, born in 1957, with an estimated net worth of ~$11.0B Wikidata. SEC records show 118 filings tied to him, including 117 insider filings, which are ownership reports filed with the SEC to disclose changes in holdings SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

He is identified in the data as a diversified businessman Wikidata. SEC records connect him to Landry's Restaurants Inc., McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc., and Landcadia Holdings entities, showing business activity across restaurant and holding-company interests SEC EDGAR. The recent SEC filings listed are Form 4 ownership documents, which are insider reports used to disclose purchases, sales, or other changes in a company insider's holdings SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three foundations associated with Fertitta reported a combined $605,875 in grants paid and $1,933,393 in total assets in their most recent filings ProPublica 990. The Conn Fertitta Charitable Foundation reported $54,475 in grants paid on $818,214 in assets for tax year 2023, the Tilman And Paige Fertitta Family Foundation reported $66,000 in grants paid on $898,878 in assets for tax year 2022, and the Frank & Victoria Fertitta Foundation Ltd reported $485,400 in grants paid on $216,301 in assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show $1,460,752.13 in contributions from 2019-09-30 to 2025-07-16 FEC. The largest recipients were the Republican National Committee ($516,381.91), Scalise Leadership Fund ($200,000), and the NRCC ($175,700), and the party breakdown shows $878,627.73 to Republicans and $582,124.40 to PACs/other recipients FEC.

In the News

Recent coverage reports that the WNBA and NBA approved the sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta NewsAPI. The reporting says the team was sold by the Mohegan Tribe and that the move would relocate the franchise to Houston NewsAPI.