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Mitchell Rales
20%+
Mitchell Rales has given an estimated 20%+ of current net worth ($5.2B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 20%+
- Net worth
- $5.2B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #325 · Manufacturing, investments · Potomac, Maryland
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 5 of 5: lifetime giving is 20%+ of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 70
- Residence
- Potomac, Maryland
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Source of wealth
- Manufacturing, investments
- Self-made
- Yes
- One-year change
- $4.1B (#362) in Sept. 2025 to $5.2B (#325) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 27%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Mitchell Rales a philanthropy score of 5 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 20% or more of current net worth. On a $5.2B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of at least $1.0B. 13 of the 400 share this score, 370 score lower and none score higher.
For scale: 20% or more of a $50,000 household income would be $10,000 or more.
Giving on record
In 2021, he and his brother each transferred Danaher shares worth more than $1.5 billion to their charitable foundations.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Manufacturing
- Steven Rales: 1–5% · $8.7B
- Elizabeth Uihlein: 1–5% · $7.6B
- Richard Uihlein: 1–5% · $7.6B
- Neal Blue & family: Under 1% · $7.1B
- Ronald Wanek: 1–5% · $6.9B
- Jim Davis & family: 1–5% · $6.7B
Others in Maryland
- Annette Lerner & family: Under 1% · $6.1B
- Dan Snyder: Under 1% · $5.3B
- Theodore Leonsis: Under 1% · $4.5B
- David Rubenstein: 10–20% · $4.5B
- Jim Davis: 1–5% · $4.4B
Questions
How much has Mitchell Rales given to charity?
Forbes scores Mitchell Rales 5 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 20% or more of net worth, at least $1.0B on a $5.2B fortune.
What is Mitchell Rales' net worth?
Forbes estimates $5.2B as of September 2026, ranking #325 on the Forbes 400.
What is Mitchell Rales' GiveRate?
20%+. 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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