John Morris
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
John Morris is an American businessman from Missouri in the retail industry, born in 1948, with an estimated net worth of ~$7.9B Wikidata. SEC records show 79 insider-related filings tied to him, including Form 4 and Form 144 filings; Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is used to notify the SEC before selling restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
The available data identifies him as an American businessman in retail, but does not provide additional details on the companies or businesses that built his wealth Wikidata. His SEC record shows repeated insider filings in 2025 and 2026, including multiple Form 4 and Form 144 submissions SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three Morris Foundation filings for tax year 2023 report combined assets of $10,280,057 and total grants paid of $1,754,203 ProPublica 990. The foundations are listed in Wilmington, Delaware; Carefree, Arizona; and Cokato, Minnesota, with grants ranging from $80,449 to $1,051,407 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $107,624.53 between 2025-12-31 and 2026-01-28 FEC. Most of the reported amount went to Republican recipients, including $100,201.05 to the NRCC; the party breakdown also includes $211 to Democratic recipients, $200.90 to National Party recipients, and $7,001.58 to PAC/Other FEC.
In the News
The provided news results do not include a clear article about John Morris himself NewsAPI. The visible items are unrelated obituaries and other local news pages that mention different people with the surname Morris or the name John Morris in headlines NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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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