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Gordon Getty & family
≥7.2%
Gordon Getty & family has given an estimated ≥7.2% of total wealth: $0.45B in lifetime giving against a $5.8B net worth.
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- ≥7.2%
- Net worth
- $5.8B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $0.45B
- Forbes 400
- #293 · Getty Oil · San Francisco, California
- Status
- Calculated lower bound
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
More than $0.45B lifetime giving (given to own foundation since 2008) ÷ ($0.45B + $5.8B net worth) ≈ ≥7.2%. Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5 (5–10% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 92
- Residence
- San Francisco, California
- Industry
- Energy
- Source of wealth
- Getty Oil
- Self-made
- No (inherited or family wealth)
- Role
- President and Chairman, Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
- One-year change
- $5.5B (#276) in Sept. 2025 to $5.8B (#293) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 5%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Gordon Getty & family a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $5.8B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $290M and $580M. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.
For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.
Giving on record
Since 2008, Getty has given more than $450 million to his philanthropic foundation, which supports performing arts, music and museum projects.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Energy
- Lyndal Stephens Greth & family: Not scored · $30.0B
- Harold Hamm & family: 1–5% · $19.0B
- George Kaiser: 10–20% · $16.5B
- Jeffery Hildebrand: 1–5% · $14.7B
- Robert Pender: Under 1% · $14.3B
- Michael Sabel: Under 1% · $14.3B
Others in California
- Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
- Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
- Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B
- Jensen Huang: Under 1% · $199B
- Eric Schmidt: 5–10% · $37.8B
- Henry Samueli: 1–5% · $33.8B
Questions
How much has Gordon Getty & family given to charity?
Forbes scores Gordon Getty & family 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $290M and $580M on a $5.8B fortune. GiveRate calculates ≥7.2% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $0.45B.
What is Gordon Getty & family's net worth?
Forbes estimates $5.8B as of September 2026, ranking #293 on the Forbes 400.
What is Gordon Getty & family's GiveRate?
≥7.2%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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