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Phil Knight & family
14.9%
Phil Knight & family has given an estimated 14.9% of total wealth: $4.5B in lifetime giving against a $25.8B net worth.
- GiveRate
- 14.9%
- Net worth
- $25.8B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $4.5B
- Forbes 400
- #44 · Nike · Hillsboro, Oregon
- Status
- Calculated estimate
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
$4.5B lifetime giving (given to charity) ÷ ($4.5B + $25.8B net worth) ≈ 14.9%. Forbes philanthropy score 4 of 5 (10–20% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 88
- Residence
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Source of wealth
- Nike
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Cofounder, Nike
- One-year change
- $35.7B (#26) in Sept. 2025 to $25.8B (#44) in Sept. 2026, a drop of 28%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Phil Knight & family a philanthropy score of 4 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 10% to 20% of current net worth. On a $25.8B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $2.6B and $5.2B. 17 of the 400 share this score, 353 score lower and 13 score higher.
For scale: 10% to 20% of a $50,000 household income would be $5,000 to $10,000.
Giving on record
Knight and his wife Penny have given $4.5 billion to charity so far--mainly through their Knight Foundation.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Fashion & Retail
- Rob Walton & family: Under 1% · $132B
- Jim Walton & family: 1–5% · $128B
- Alice Walton: 1–5% · $118B
- Lukas Walton: 1–5% · $44.4B
- Christy Walton: Under 1% · $22.0B
- Eric Smidt: Under 1% · $17.8B
Questions
How much has Phil Knight & family given to charity?
Forbes scores Phil Knight & family 4 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 10% to 20% of net worth, roughly between $2.6B and $5.2B on a $25.8B fortune. GiveRate calculates 14.9% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $4.5B.
What is Phil Knight & family's net worth?
Forbes estimates $25.8B as of September 2026, ranking #44 on the Forbes 400.
What is Phil Knight & family's GiveRate?
14.9%. 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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