Willis Johnson
Profile Summary
Willis Johnson is a U.S. technology-industry billionaire based in Tennessee who was born in 1947. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.3B RTB. SEC records identify him as an insider associated with Copart Inc. SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR records show 85 insider filings associated with Willis Johnson and Copart Inc. SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings report insider transactions, SC 13G/A filings disclose certain beneficial ownership positions, and Form 144 filings notify regulators of proposed securities sales. The records include filings as recent as December 2025, including Form 4, SC 13G/A, and Form 144 submissions SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three organizations named Johnson Foundation reported combined assets of $8,122,238 and $320,961 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The foundations are based in Salisbury, North Carolina; New York, New York; and Chariton, Iowa, and reported grants paid of $275, $259,165, and $61,521, respectively ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
The most recent 100 federal contributions on file total at least $298,240; these figures cover only the sampled records, and the full total is unknown and higher FEC. In that sample, $174,040 went to Republican-aligned recipients, $16,900 to Democratic-aligned recipients, and $107,300 to recipients classified as unknown FEC. The largest listed recipients were Grow the Majority and the NRCC, each receiving $100,000 in the sample 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
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
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.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
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 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.