Joel Wiener
American billionaire real estate developer and landlord
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Joel Wiener is an American billionaire real estate developer and landlord with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B Wikidata. He built his wealth in real estate and has made political contributions over time, with filings showing donations to both Democratic and Republican recipients WikidataFEC.
Business & SEC Activity
Wiener is identified as a real estate developer and landlord Wikidata. The data provided does not include SEC filings or other business transaction records, so no additional details about company holdings or securities activity are available here.
Philanthropy
The data shows three related foundations with a combined $162,753 in assets and 65 grants paid across the available tax years ProPublica 990. The Wiener Family Foundation reported 50 grants paid in tax year 2023 with $162,468 in assets, while the Wiener Weiss Wiener Foundation reported 15 grants paid in tax year 2016 with $285 in assets ProPublica 990. The Richard Wiener Foundation reported $0 in grants, assets, revenue, and expenses for the available filing data ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 38 contributions totaling $6,762 from 1988-11-04 to 2025-11-30 FEC. Donations were split across parties, with $4,200 to Democratic recipients, $2,000 to Republican recipients, and $562 to PAC/other groups FEC. Top recipients included SESTAK FOR SENATE, ROUNDS FOR SENATE, ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC., the Democratic National Committee, and ActBlue FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were returned in the provided dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata