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APPFOLIO vs STEM

On overall TruNorth grade, APPFOLIO scores higher (APPFOLIO: B, STEM: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
APPFOLIO
56.7/100
C
STEM
51.7/100

Political donations

APPFOLIO

FEC: $938K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +43 across 26 executive donors.

STEM

FEC: $1.02M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +62 across 26 executive donors.

Environment

APPFOLIO

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Labor

APPFOLIO

3 federal penalties totaling $5.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

STEM

7 federal penalties totaling $15.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

APPFOLIO

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Charity

APPFOLIO

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Animal testing

APPFOLIO

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Firearms

APPFOLIO

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Privacy

APPFOLIO

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

STEM

No public record found.

Executive pay

APPFOLIO

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 29:1 (median employee pay $189,867) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

STEM

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 13:1 (median employee pay $160; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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