PRICESMART vs Sam's Club
On overall TruNorth grade, PRICESMART scores higher (PRICESMART: B, Sam's Club: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $304K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 13 executive donors.
Via parent company Walmart: FEC: $22K PAC donations; 58% to Republican, 42% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.] [Stanford DIME (Bonica) corroborates.] [FollowTheMoney.org adds state-level totals.]
Environment
No public record found.
Via parent company Walmart: water pollution violation: $90.8M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
2 federal penalties totaling $24K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
5 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (0 amputations); 70 since 2015.
DEI
No public record found.
Via parent company Walmart: HRC Corporate Equality Index: 90/100 (2025) — strong LGBTQ+ workplace policies with minor deductions. Disability:IN Equality Index score 90/100. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #88 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. HRC Corporate Equality Index 90/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.
Charity
Operates the Pricesmart Foundation: $1.2M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
$1.73B reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.27% of revenue) via Walmart Foundation.
Animal testing
No public record found.
Via parent company Walmart: Open Wing Alliance: At risk — Great Value cage-free milestone not yet reported. MSC retail partner — Great Value canned tuna + wild-catch lines MSC-certified. [Cage-free at risk · MSC certified]
Firearms
No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.
Via parent company Walmart: Buycott — campaigns over warehouse wages, firearm retail, supply-chain labor. [buycott]
Privacy
No public record found.
Via parent company Walmart: 1 investigation by The Markup (themes: pricing). Most recent: "Walmart Charges Higher Prices in Lower-Income Zip Codes" (2023).
Executive pay
No public record found.
Via parent company Walmart: CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 958:1 (median employee pay $30,520) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).
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