Valerie Mars
American heiress, billionaire, member of Mars family (Mars Inc.)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Valerie Mars is an American billionaire heiress and a member of the Mars family, which built its wealth through Mars Inc. She was born in 1959 and is based in New York Wikidata. Her estimated net worth is ~$1.0B Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
Mars is identified as part of the Mars family tied to Mars Inc., the company associated with the family’s wealth Wikidata. The data provided does not include specific roles, titles, or transactions for her own business activity.
Philanthropy
The Mars Foundation in Monsey, New York, reported $945,543 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $1,867,388 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Mars Wrigley Foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, reported $5,360,043 in grants paid and $39,439,346 in total assets in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Across the listed foundations, total grants paid were $6,305,586 and total foundation assets were $41,306,734 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $2,711.51 from 2024-10-17 to 2025-12-04 FEC. Donations went mostly to Democratic recipients, with $382 to DEM and $52.05 to REP, while $2,277.46 went to PAC/Other FEC. Top recipients included ACTBLUE, Ernst & Young Political Action Committee, Harris for President, Harris Victory Fund, and WinRed FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were provided in the dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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