John Middleton
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
John Middleton is a U.S. businessman from Pennsylvania, born in 1955, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.3B Wikidata. The data identifies him as being in diversified business, but does not provide additional details on how he built his wealth Wikidata.
Philanthropy
Middleton is associated with three foundations in the data: the Middleton Foundation, Middleton Place Foundation, and Diane Middleton Foundation ProPublica 990. Across those filings, the foundations reported $52,297,032 in total assets and $2,899,941 in grants paid, with the Middleton Place Foundation reporting the largest grants paid at $2,078,237 in tax year 2023 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal contribution records show 100 contributions totaling $64,144.92 from 2025-11-09 to 2025-12-31 FEC. The largest recipient was TEAM MCCORMICK at $62,500, and the party breakdown shows $219 to Democrats, $76.33 to Republicans, and $63,849.59 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
Recent articles mention Middleton in coverage of Mayes Middleton, a Texas Republican attorney general candidate and megadonor NewsAPI. The stories describe Mayes Middleton's rise in Texas politics and report that he won the GOP nomination for attorney general NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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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