Mark Kiszla, a sports columnist for the Denver Post, in a column about Manning's future plans, said that Manning's net worth "is estimated to be in excess of $150 million" and "That's not enough money to buy an NFL franchise by himself, although an ownership group that included Manning as president with a financial stake in the team would be led by a brilliant football mind."[421] He has donated over $8,000 to Republican politicians, among them Fred Thompson, Bob Corker, and former President George W. Bush.[422] During the 2016 presidential race, Manning contributed to the campaign of Jeb Bush.[423] On October 26, 2012, Manning bought 21 Papa John's Pizza stores, all in Colorado.[424] He sold his shares of the stores in February 2018.[425]