Mark Shoen
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Mark Shoen is an American businessman from Arizona, born in 1951, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.1B Wikidata. SEC records identify him as a filer associated with AMERCO, the parent company of U-Haul, and show 66 insider filings tied to his personal SEC record SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings show 66 insider filings for Mark Shoen, including recent Form 4 reports and one Form 144 filing SEC EDGAR. Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company securities, while Form 144 is used to notify the SEC of an intent to sell restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR. The filings are connected to AMERCO /NV/ (UHAL, UHAL-B) SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Foundation filings show three Shoen-related foundations with total grants paid of $410,399 and total reported assets of $4,091,136 ProPublica 990. The Shoen Family Foundation in Phoenix reported $0 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $1 in assets, while the L S Sam Shoen Foundation reported $385,512 in grants paid and $4,061,764 in assets for 2023 ProPublica 990. The Paul F Shoen Foundation Inc reported $24,887 in grants paid in tax year 2019 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 84 contributions totaling $87,321.16 from 1977-12-31 to 2025-06-06 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, with $66,927.06 to REP, compared with $8,300 to DEM, $640 to UNK, and $11,454.10 to PAC/Other FEC. Top recipients included Grantham for Congress, the Arizona Republican Party, the McConnell Senate Committee, and the Trump Make America Great Again Committee FEC.
In the News
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
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