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Ernest Garcia II

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AIProfile Summary

Ernest Garcia II, born in 1957 and based in Arizona, has an estimated net worth of ~$20.7B RTB. He is identified here as a U.S. billionaire in the technology industry RTB.

Business & SEC Activity

The data provided does not include specific company names or a detailed business history. It identifies Garcia as being in the technology industry and ties his wealth to an estimated net worth of ~$20.7B RTB.

Philanthropy

Foundation filings show three foundations associated with the available data: Yawkey Foundation II, Eden Foundation II, and Bellwether Foundation II ProPublica 990. In tax year 2023, they reported a combined $22,787,280 in grants paid and $463,043,677 in total assets ProPublica 990. Yawkey Foundation II reported the largest grants paid at $21,968,818 and held $448,413,557 in assets, while the other two foundations reported much smaller grant totals ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

From 1985-09-18 to 2024-07-02, Garcia made 54 federal contributions totaling $223,900 FEC. Most of the money went to Democratic recipients, with $148,100 to DEM, compared with $24,000 to REP, $5,800 to IND, $15,000 to UNK, and $31,000 to PAC/Other FEC. His top recipients included the Arizona State Democratic Central Executive Committee, DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat'l Committee, the Arizona Democratic Party, the Mark Kelly Victory Fund, and Stanton for Congress FEC.

In the News

No news items were provided in the data set.

AI-generated summary from rtb, fec, propublica_990 6/27/2026 (gpt-5.4-mini). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

residenceTempe, Arizona

990Philanthropy

$463.0MFoundation Assets
$22.8MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Yawkey Foundation IiWestwood, MA
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $448.4MRevenue: $8.6MGrants: $22.0MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Eden Foundation IiNewton, MA
Arts, culture & humanities (IRS NTEE A99)
Assets: $4.5MRevenue: $4.0MGrants: $117KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Bellwether Foundation IiWilmington, DE
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $10.2MRevenue: $497KGrants: $701KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$224KTotal Contributed
54Contributions
1985–2024Date Range

By Party

DEM
$148K
PAC/Other
$31K
REP
$24K
UNK
$15K
IND
$6K

Top Recipients

ARIZONA STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE$35K
DNC SERVICES CORP./DEM. NAT'L COMMITTEE$33K
ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$30K
MARK KELLY VICTORY FUND$25K
STANTON FOR CONGRESS$17K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
37.7
Public Benefit Score

The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.

Philanthropy65% weight
24%

Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).

Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry

Transparency35% weight
63%

How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.

Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency

Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.

All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.

Ernest Garcia II — Public Benefit Score C (38) | Billionaire Army