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H. Fisk Johnson

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AIProfile Summary

H. Fisk Johnson, born in 1958, is a Wisconsin-based U.S. billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$4.8B RTB. He is tied to Johnson Outdoors Inc., a publicly traded operating company in sporting and athletic goods, and the SEC data shows extensive filing activity connected to the company SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records identify Johnson Outdoors Inc. (ticker: JOUT) as the operating company associated with this profile, in the sporting and athletic goods sector SEC EDGAR. The SEC filing history shows 1,000 total filings and 525 insider filings, including recent Form 4 and Form 144 submissions; Form 4 reports insider transactions, while Form 144 is used to notice proposed sales of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three Johnson Foundation entities reported a combined $320,961 in grants paid in 2023 and total assets of $8,122,238 ProPublica 990. The largest reported foundation by assets was the Johnson Foundation in New York, with $4,406,767 in assets and $259,165 in grants paid; the North Carolina and Iowa foundations reported $275 and $61,521 in grants paid, respectively ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From December 22, 2023 through December 11, 2025, reported federal contributions totaled $2,193,658.06 across 100 contributions FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including the Republican National Committee, NRSC, NRCC, and other GOP-aligned committees; the party breakdown shows $1,592,816.12 to Republicans, $11,000 to Democrats, $6,341.94 to NNE, and $583,500 to PAC/Other FEC.

AI-generated summary from rtb, propublica_990, fec, sec_edgar 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceRacine, Wisconsin

990Philanthropy

$8.1MFoundation Assets
$321KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Johnson FoundationSalisbury, NC
Assets: $2.9MRevenue: $440KGrants: $275Tax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Johnson FoundationNew York, NY
Assets: $4.4MRevenue: $116KGrants: $259KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Johnson FoundationChariton, IA
Assets: $807KRevenue: $49KGrants: $62KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$2.2MTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2023–2025Date Range

By Party

REP
$1.6M
PAC/Other
$584K
DEM
$11K
NNE
$6K

Top Recipients

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$608K
NRSC$475K
DEFEND OUR MAJORITY$327K
NRCC$310K
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024$179K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

1,000Total Filings
525Insider Filings
28EDGAR Mentions

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

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Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
23.6
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
3%

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

Transparency35% weight
63%

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.

H. Fisk Johnson — Public Benefit Score D (24) | Billionaire Army