McDonald's

Food & Beverage
Overall: F · 32.4/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades McDonald's an overall F (32.4/100) across nine values categories. 77 federal penalties totaling $45.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). environmental violation: $60K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker). (source: EPA).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $27K PAC donations; 46% to Republican, 54% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Source: FEC · state-lobbying-r5

Environment

environmental violation: $60K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Source: EPA

Labor

77 federal penalties totaling $45.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: KnowTheChain 30/100; CHRB 9.5/26; UK MS statement; AU MS statement.

Source: OSHA · NLRB · knowthechain · chrb · UK Modern Slavery registry · au-modern-slavery

DEI

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2016, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 332 US employees — 58.7% women, 18.4% racial/ethnic minorities; management 90.9% women, 18.2% minorities.

Source: ofccp-eeo1

Charity

$145M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.55% of revenue) via Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Source: corporate giving disclosures

Animal testing

BBFAW 2024 Tier 3 — established management approach across species; gaps in pork gestation-crate phase-out reporting. Open Wing Alliance: ~80% cage-free progress reported toward 2025 US deadline. [BBFAW Tier 3 · Cage-free on track · MSC certified]

Source: farm-welfare

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

Terms-of-service privacy grade E (very poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.

Source: tosdr

Executive pay

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 82:1 (median employee pay $19,020; CEO total compensation $10K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Source: sec-def14a

Data sources

Researched from 200+ public-records sources: FEC · EPA · OSHA · SEC · CFPB · NHTSA · CISA · DOJ · CourtListener · and 190+ more. See the in-app Sources tab for the full list.

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