Woody Johnson

Woody Johnson (born 1947) is an American businessman and ambassador with an estimated net worth of ~$3.8B. Wikidata

Philanthropy

ProPublica-reported 2023 filings show three separate entities named “Johnson Foundation” (NC, NY, and IA) with combined total assets of $8,122,238 and total grants paid of $0 for the year. The NC foundation reported $2,908,784 in assets, $440,134 in revenue, $275 in expenses, and $0 grants paid; the NY foundation reported $4,406,767 in assets, $116,326 in revenue, $263,615 in expenses, and $0 grants paid; and the IA foundation reported $806,687 in assets, $48,991 in revenue, $70,305 in expenses, and $0 grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $376,570.75 from 2024-10-18 to 2026-01-24. The top recipient was GROW THE MAJORITY ($250,000), followed by Lawler for Congress, Inc. ($7,000) and Mike Johnson for Louisiana ($7,000). The party breakdown in this dataset shows $120,828.75 to Republican recipients and $255,742 to PAC/Other. FEC

In the News

Recent headlines mentioning Woody Johnson focus on the New York Jets and NFL free agency activity, including a Sportskeeda item about Jets spending on day one of free agency (2026-03-09) and Jets Wire coverage of a 2026 positional breakdown at quarterback (2026-03-08). Other mentions include a Wall Street Journal piece about NFL quarterbacks (2026-03-09) and New York Post coverage of a sports business executive’s escape from Qatar amid Iranian strikes (2026-03-08). NewsAPI