Rank 15 of 28
Phil Knight
Created $84.1B in total · kept 32% of it · has given away $2.4B2
Stake, per the filings
| Company | Ownership | As of | Strict stake value |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKE1 | 19.60% | 2025-07-17 | $11.8B |
Stated plainly
- Documented lifetime giving; see source.
- DERIVED aggregate: direct 27.5M Class A + 35.8M Class B PLUS 226.75M Class A held via Swoosh LLC (listed as separate owner in proxy; Swoosh figure as of 2024-07-11 Form 4).
- Family controls ~97% of Class A voting power.
- Giving ~$2.4B Chronicle direct-to-charity over ~10y; OHSU alone >=2.7B over longer window.
Sources
- 1.Attribution weight — sole tracked founder of this company www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320187/000032018725000048/nke-20250717.
- 2.Lifetime giving — Documented lifetime giving; see source. inequality.org/article/phil-knight-billion-dollar-philanthropy/
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