Joseph Grendys
American billionaire whose company Koch Foods has been accused of abusive working conditions
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Joseph Grendys is a U.S. billionaire based in Illinois, born in 1980, with an estimated net worth of ~$5.3B. He is associated with Koch Foods, and the company has been accused of abusive working conditions. Wikidata
Political Activity
From 1999-04-06 to 2025-01-17, Joseph Grendys made 20 federal contributions totaling $66,200. Most of the money went to PACs/other committees ($53,500), with $11,700 to Republican recipients and $1,000 to Democratic recipients. His top recipients were the National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (including an entry listed as “FKA National Broiler Council PAC”) totaling $53,500 combined across listings, followed by Perdue for Senate ($2,800) and Georgians for Kelly Loeffler ($2,800). FEC
U.S. Presence
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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