Tony Tamer
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/23/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Tony Tamer is an American businessman in finance, born in 1957, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.8B Wikidata. The available data identifies him as a U.S.-based billionaire and does not provide additional details on his career path or company roles Wikidata.
Philanthropy
The Tamer Foundation reported $11,261,146 in total assets and $625,793 in grants paid in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Its 2023 filing shows $330,147 in revenue and $718,973 in expenses ProPublica 990. A second foundation, Cancer Tamer Foundation Ltd, reported $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid in the available data ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 16 contributions totaling $14,662.50 between 2007-02-06 and 2025-02-09 FEC. The largest recipients were LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS and TEAM LAHOOD at $7,000 each, with $7,500 total going to Republican recipients and $7,162.50 to PAC/Other; ActBlue received $162.50 FEC.
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
By Party
Top Recipients
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.
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