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Steven Rales
1–5%
Steven Rales has given an estimated 1–5% of current net worth ($8.7B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 1–5%
- Net worth
- $8.7B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #190 · Manufacturing, investments · Santa Barbara, California
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5: lifetime giving is 1–5% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 75
- Residence
- Santa Barbara, California
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Source of wealth
- Manufacturing, investments
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Chairman, Danaher
- One-year change
- $8.2B (#168) in Sept. 2025 to $8.7B (#190) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 6%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Steven Rales a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $8.7B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $87M and $435M. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.
For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.
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
- 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
- Eren Ozmen: Under 1% · $6.1B
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 Steven Rales given to charity?
Forbes scores Steven Rales 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $87M and $435M on a $8.7B fortune.
What is Steven Rales' net worth?
Forbes estimates $8.7B as of September 2026, ranking #190 on the Forbes 400.
What is Steven Rales' GiveRate?
1–5%. 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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