Valerie Mars
American heiress, billionaire, member of Mars family (Mars Inc.)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Valerie Mars is a U.S. heiress and member of the Mars family associated with Mars Inc. She has an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B and was born in 1959. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Her wealth is associated with the Mars family business, Mars Inc.; her listed industry is diversified. Wikidata
Philanthropy
In tax year 2023, the Mars Foundation in New York reported $1.87 million in assets and $945,543 in grants paid, while Mars Family Foundation Inc. in Wisconsin reported $2.89 million in assets and $218,059 in grants paid. Across the listed foundations, total reported assets were $4.76 million and total grants paid were $1.16 million. These figures come from Form 990 filings, which nonprofit organizations use to report finances to the IRS. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures cover only the most recent 100 records in the sampled pull, not her full contribution history. In that sample, the total was $2,711.51, including $382 to Democratic recipients, $52.05 to Republican recipients, and $2,277.46 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were ActBlue ($1,286.88), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($500), Harris for President ($347), Harris Victory Fund ($347), and WinRed ($143.58). 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.
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. View on Wikidata