John Menard, Jr.
American racing driver
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
John Menard, Jr. is a Wisconsin-based retail billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$10.5B Wikidata. He was born in 1940 and is identified in the data as an American racing driver Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
The provided data identifies Menard’s industry as retail Wikidata. No additional business details were included in the dataset.
Political Activity
From 2008-07-17 to 2024-10-17, Menard made 100 federal contributions totaling $254,711.38 FEC. His giving was heavily weighted toward Republicans and Republican-aligned committees, with $159,411.38 to REP recipients, $95,100 to PAC/Other, and $200 to DEM recipients FEC. Top recipients included TRUMP VICTORY ($50,000), COLEMAN MINNESOTA RECOUNT COMMITTEE ($12,300), DUFFY FOR WISCONSIN ($10,800), DUFFY FOR CONGRESS ($10,200), and HOVDE VICTORY COMMITTEE ($10,000) FEC.
In the News
The provided news dataset returned 2 total results but no validated articles, so there are no article-based developments to summarize NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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