Joel Wiener
American billionaire real estate developer and landlord
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/23/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Joel Wiener is described as an American real estate developer and landlord. His estimated net worth is ~$1.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Wiener's reported wealth is associated with real estate development and property ownership as a landlord. Wikidata
Philanthropy
Three Wiener-affiliated foundations reported a combined $162,754 in assets and $65 in grants paid across the available filings. The largest filing, for the Wiener Family Foundation in Commack, New York, reported $162,468 in assets, $2,786 in revenue, $4,208 in expenses, and $50 in grants paid for tax year 2023; another Wiener Family Foundation reported $0 in grants paid for 2016. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal records list 38 contributions totaling $6,762 from November 4, 1988, through November 30, 2025. The contributions included $4,200 to Democratic recipients, $2,000 to Republican recipients, and $562 to PACs or other entities; the largest listed recipients were Sestak for Senate ($2,000), Rounds for Senate ($1,000), Romney for President ($1,000), and the Democratic National Committee ($1,000). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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