Roger Penske
American racecar driver
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Roger Penske is a U.S. citizen based in Michigan, born in 1937, and is described as an American racecar driver. His industry is listed as technology, and he has an estimated net worth of ~$7.7 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
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Philanthropy
The Penske Foundation reported $116.0 million in total assets, $101.5 million in revenue, and $2.4 million in expenses for tax year 2023. It paid $2.4 million in grants that year. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The most recent 100 sampled federal contribution records totaled $4,799,900; the data indicates at least 100 federal contributions overall, so these figures are not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, $820,900 went to Republican recipients and $3,979,000 went to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients were Congressional Leadership Fund ($2,005,000), Grow the Majority ($1,000,000), and the NRSC ($261,000). FEC
In the News
Recent articles dated July and August 2026 covered Penske Automotive Group's second-quarter results, including higher used-car sales and revenue, truck orders, and an earnings call. Another article featured Penske President Bud Denker discussing the role of studying losses in achieving success. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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