Net worth
$50.3B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
Latest moves
No moves from Jacqueline Mars in the digest yet. The archive grows every morning.
Recent SEC filings
No SEC filings in the last 90 days.
Form 4 insider trades post within 2 business days. 13F fund holdings can arrive 45 days after quarter end. New to filings? Read Filings 101.
Footprint
Companies
Mars, IncorporatedCo-owner · ~1/3 (Forbes estimate… · as of Sep 2026
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- Role
- Co-owner; worked at Mars ~20 years (food products group president), on board until 2016
- Stake
- ~1/3 (Forbes estimate; siblings John and Jacqueline each ~1/3, late brother Forrest Jr.'s daughters the remaining third)
- Stake as of
- 2026-09-24
Kellanova (Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Eggo etc.) - wholly owned Mars subsidiary via Acquiror 10VB8, LLCDelisted from NYSE Dec 2025 · Owned through Mars, Inc. · 100% · as of Dec 2025
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- Exchange
- Delisted from NYSE Dec 2025
- Role
- Owned through Mars, Inc.
- Stake
- 100% held by Mars
- Stake as of
- 2025-12-11
Mars Petcare (Royal Canin, Pedigree, Whiskas; vet chains Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, AniCura, Linnaeus)Owned through Mars, Inc.
source ↗Mars Snacking (Mars Wrigley: M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Wrigley gum; KIND; Hotel Chocolat)Owned through Mars, Inc.
source ↗Mars Food & Nutrition (Ben's Original etc.)Owned through Mars, Inc.
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AmerAlia Inc (historical 13D holder via Jacqueline Badger Mars Trust)as of Aug 2007
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Jacqueline Badger Mars Trusttrust · CIK 1050917
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- Type
- trust
- Notes
- EDGAR filer (McLean, VA); filed Schedule 13D/A and Forms 4 on AmerAlia Inc 2003-2007; no 13F-HR filings seen.
Private deals
Mars completed acquisition of Kellanova at $83.50/share cash (~$35.9bn incl. debt, per Forbes); EU unconditional…Dec 2025
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- In full
- Mars completed acquisition of Kellanova at $83.50/share cash (~$35.9bn incl. debt, per Forbes); EU unconditional approval Dec 8, 2025; Kellanova delisted from NYSE
- Date
- 2025-12-11
Mars opened a THB 7 billion Pringles plant in ThailandSep 2026
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The Plains, Virginia areaHorse farm / working organic farm… · long-held
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- Type
- Horse farm / working organic farm under a perpetual conservation easement with the Land Trust of Virginia
- Date
- long-held
Trophies
Virginia horse farm that has trained Olympic medal-winning horses; former trustee of the U.S. Equestrian Team
source ↗Legal & regulatory
European Commission review delayed the Kellanova deal; unconditional clearance Dec 8, 2025 (FTC also cleared)
source ↗International Rights Advocates v. Mars, Inc. et al., D.D.C. No. 1:24-cv-894 (Judge Royce Lamberth)…
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- In full
- International Rights Advocates v. Mars, Inc. et al., D.D.C. No. 1:24-cv-894 (Judge Royce Lamberth), consumer-protection suit tied to cocoa supply-chain child labor claims; memorandum opinion issued Mar 13, 2025 (outcome not verified here)
Giving
$10M gift to Bryn Mawr College for undergraduate scholarships (2026)
source ↗Washington National Opera (Chairman Emeritus); National Sporting Library & Museum (board)
source ↗$1.25M to Catholic University of America (2021)
source ↗Research gaps: Individual CIK 1409646 verified on EDGAR but only one filing (Form 4/A, 2007). No foundation EIN verified via ProPublica. No recent real estate transactions verified. Mars is private: no earnings dates. Web search budget was exhausted mid-task, limiting depth.
What to watch
Integration of Kellanova into Mars Snacking after Dec 2025 close (private company; no public earnings calendar)
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