- Form
- cash and securities
- Status
- paid
- Channel
- own foundation
- Recipient
- Arcus Foundation
- Date
- from 2000
What it means: Given into his own foundation, which then makes grants.
Given into his own foundation, which then makes grants.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$500M+
Given to his Arcus Foundation
Scope
Foundation grants paid cumulative
Period
from 2000
As of
Unknown
Attribution
Channel: own foundation. Recipient: Arcus Foundation.
Original currency
USD as reported
One or more sources on this profile are secondary (marked below) and queued for a better source.
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
- Paid vs pledged
- Paid[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.
- Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities
- Goes through their own vehicle first[1]Money placed in a foundation, DAF or LLC they control reaches charities later, as grants.
- % of net worth
- Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
Notable gifts / records
$500M+ [1]
Given to his Arcus Foundation
Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. Period: from 2000. As of: Unknown.
Sources
- [1] S01 Arcus Foundation - Influence Watch InfluenceWatch · 2017-08-26 · checked 2026-10-11 “… in 2017. 6 Leadership Jon Stryker is the founder and board president of the Arcus Foundation. He has given more than $500 million to Arcus, and has given more than any other Michigander who donated between 2000 and 2017. 15 16 Stryker is also a …” Page states the figure used here ($500M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Jon Stryker - Wikipedia Wikipedia · 2010-10-28 · checked 2026-10-11 “… Foundation , which primarily supports great ape conservation efforts and LGBT social justice, and has awarded over $500 million in grants. The threatened colobine species Rhinopithecus strykeri is named after him. According to Forbes , Stryker's …” Page states the figure used here ($500M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.
Identity and updates
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