Willis Johnson

Willis Johnson, born in 1947, is a U.S. billionaire in Tennessee with an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. SEC records show 85 insider-related filings under his name, including Form 4 reports, Schedule 13G/A amendments, and Form 144 notices tied to Copart Inc. SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports insider transactions, Schedule 13G/A reports significant ownership stakes, and Form 144 is used to notify the SEC before selling restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC filings connect Willis Johnson to Copart Inc. (CPRT), a publicly traded company, through repeated insider filings SEC EDGAR. The record includes 85 filings in total, with recent activity in 2024 and 2025, including Form 4 and Schedule 13G/A submissions SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three Johnson Foundation filings for tax year 2023 show combined grants paid of $320,961 and total assets of $8,122,238 ProPublica 990. The foundations reported in Salisbury, NC; New York, NY; and Chariton, IA, with the New York foundation accounting for most of the grants paid at $259,165 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $298,240 from 2024-08-31 to 2025-12-31 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients: $174,040 to Republicans, $16,900 to Democrats, and $107,300 to unknown party recipients FEC. The largest listed recipients were GROW THE MAJORITY and the NRCC, each receiving $100,000 FEC.

In the News

Recent news results include a CNHI News article on the richest billionaires in Tennessee dated 2026-02-18 NewsAPI. Other returned headlines were mostly unrelated commentary and general news items, including pieces from ArcaMax, The Fulcrum, Sporting News, NTD, NewsTimes, and CTPost NewsAPI.