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Richard Fairbank

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AIProfile Summary

Richard Fairbank is a Virginia-based finance executive born in 1950 with an estimated net worth of ~$1.6B RTB. SEC records identify him as an insider filer tied to Capital One Financial Corp., and the filing history shows 729 insider filings under his name SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR records show 729 insider filings for Richard Fairbank, including recent Form 4 and Form 144 filings SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is used to notify the SEC of a planned sale of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR. The filings are associated with Capital One Financial Corp. SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Fairbank is linked to three foundations that reported a combined $1,128,530 in grants paid and $4,055,450 in total assets in 2023 ProPublica 990. The Fairbank Foundation reported $709,785 in grants paid and $861,463 in assets, while the Fairbanks Family Foundation reported $5,500 in grants paid and $651,643 in assets ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $23,242.45 during the reported period FEC. The largest listed recipient was CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND at $5,000, and the party breakdown shows $12,934.81 to Republicans, $400 to other recipients, and $9,907.64 marked unknown FEC.

In the News

No validated news articles were returned in the available GDELT results NewsAPI.

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

USU.S. Presence

residenceMcLean, Virginia

990Philanthropy

$4.1MFoundation Assets
$1.1MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Fairbank FoundationMc Lean, VA
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $861KRevenue: $142KGrants: $710KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Fairbanks Library FoundationFairbanks, AK
Assets: $2.5MRevenue: $594KGrants: $413KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Fairbanks Family FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $652KRevenue: $10KGrants: $6KTax 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

$23KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

REP
$13K
Unknown
$10K
OTH
$400

Top Recipients

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$5K
DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS$2K
KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$1K
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.$1K
VALADAO FOR CONGRESS$1K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

729Total Filings
729Insider Filings
458EDGAR Mentions
0001238032Personal CIK

Associated Companies

Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.

Recent Insider Filings

4FORM 4
3/11/2026
4FORM 4
2/18/2026
4FORM 4
2/5/2026
4FORM 4
11/6/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
11/4/2025
4FORM 4
10/29/2025
144xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml
10/27/2025
4FORM 4
6/5/2025
4FORM 4
3/12/2025
4FORM 4
2/19/2025
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
35.7
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
14%

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
75%

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.

Richard Fairbank — Public Benefit Score C (36) | Billionaire Army