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Martha MacMillan

MinnesotaDiversified

AIProfile Summary

Martha MacMillan is a U.S.-based billionaire associated with Minnesota and the diversified industry, born in 1951. She has an estimated net worth of ~$1.7B. Her recorded federal political giving spans 1980 to 2023 and totals $120,787 across 34 contributions. RTB FEC

Philanthropy

ProPublica nonprofit filings list three Macmillan family foundations with combined assets of $111,127,775. In the most recent filings shown, the Katherine Wells Macmillan Foundation (MN) reported $110,762,761 in assets in tax year 2023 and $0 in grants paid, despite $41,837,081 in total revenue. The Donald A Macmillan Foundation (TX) reported $365,014 in assets in tax year 2023 and $0 in grants paid; overall, the listed foundations show $0 total grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 34 contributions totaling $120,787 from 1980-01-30 to 2023-10-30. The largest recipients were Romney Victory Inc ($50,000) and the Republican National Committee ($31,800), followed by Klobuchar for Minnesota ($5,400) and Romney for President Inc. ($5,000). By party coding, $59,850 went to Republicans, $4,500 to Democrats, $5,400 to DFL, and $51,037 is categorized as Unknown. FEC

AI-generated summary from fec, rtb, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceOrono, Minnesota

990Philanthropy

$111.1MFoundation Assets
$3.1MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Valerie Macmillan FoundationYuba City, CA
Animal-related (IRS NTEE D20)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Donald A Macmillan FoundationDallas, TX
Animal-related (IRS NTEE D20)
Assets: $365KRevenue: $21KGrants: $525Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Katherine Wells Macmillan FoundationMinneapolis, MN
Education (IRS NTEE B82)
Assets: $110.8MRevenue: $41.8MGrants: $3.1MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$121KTotal Contributed
34Contributions
1980–2023Date Range

By Party

REP
$60K
Unknown
$51K
DFL
$5K
DEM
$5K

Top Recipients

ROMNEY VICTORY INC$50K
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$32K
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA $5K
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.$5K
VERMONT REPUBLICAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE$4K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
33.3
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
24%

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

Transparency35% weight
50%

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.

Martha MacMillan — Public Benefit Score C (33) | Billionaire Army