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George Lucas
Lucasfilm (Star Wars), sold to Disney in 2012 · United States
Average given per year
Not enough complete years with sourced data yet to calculate a rate.
Net worth, start of 2026 $5.1 B
Net worth, start of 2026
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Forbes Real-Time Billionaires: $5.1 B as of 2 Jan 2026 Open source Archived copy pending
Estimate from a published billionaires index, recorded by hand with its source.
Given $0
Paid out, no complete years yet
Promised 50% of wealth Signed the Giving Pledge; statement, 2010. Not counted
In own foundations
$2.7 B
Assets at the end of their latest filed year, not counted
Assets in own foundations
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: $1.5 B, end of 2024 Open source Archived copy pending
- Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation: $1.2 B, end of 2024 Open source Archived copy pending
- George Lucas Educational Foundation: $4.4 M, end of 2024 Open source Archived copy pending
Given each year
Share of net worth at the start of each year. Each date opens the sources.
- 2021 3.96%
Sources for 2021
- Net worth estimate Open source Archived copy pending
- Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation filing (2021) Open source Archived copy pending
- George Lucas Educational Foundation filing (2021) Open source Archived copy pending
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art filing (2021) Open source Archived copy pending
2021: $253 M given ÷ $6.4 B net worth at the start of the year = 3.96%.
Full breakdown by giving type
| Giving type | |
|---|---|
| Open pledges and commitments Promised · not counted | 50% of wealth |
Transfers into a person's own foundation or a donor-advised fund are parked, not given: only grants paid out to charities count. Political gifts are outside what this site measures. How giving types work
Pledges
- 4 Aug 2010 Signed the Giving Pledge; statement: dedicating the majority of his wealth to improving education
Status: Open
Pledge source
- Signed the Giving Pledge; statement: dedicating the majority of his wealth to improving ed… Open source Archived copy pending