Ernest Garcia II
Profile 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
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Score Breakdown
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.
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
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.