Joe Ricketts
American businessman (born 1941)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Joe Ricketts is an American businessman born in 1941 with an estimated net worth of ~$8.4B Wikidata. SEC filings show he has been associated with TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Toronto Dominion Bank, and the J. Joe Ricketts 1996 Dynasty Trust, and he has 118 insider-related filings on record SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
His wealth is tied to finance, with SEC records showing repeated filings connected to TD Ameritrade and Toronto Dominion Bank SEC EDGAR. The recent filings include Schedule 13D and 13G reports, which are disclosure forms used to report significant ownership stakes in public companies, along with Form 4 and Form 5 insider reports SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations linked to Ricketts reported a combined $1,309,610 in grants paid in 2023 and total assets of $11,049,078 ProPublica 990. The largest was the Ricketts Conservation Foundation, which reported $922,457 in grants paid and $2,956,963 in assets; the Joe Ricketts Nebraska Foundation reported $386,000 in grants paid and $7,937,575 in assets; the Ricketts Art Foundation reported $1,153 in grants paid and $154,540 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $15,449,846.35 from 2024-03-29 to 2025-12-15 FEC. Most of the money went to PACs and other committees rather than directly to party committees, and the largest recipient was Citizens for Free Enterprise at $13,865,000 FEC.
In the News
A Fox News article from 2026-05-13 reported that Pete Ricketts won the Nebraska Republican primary and advanced to the general election NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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