Hayes Barnard
Profile Summary
Hayes Barnard is a Texas-based finance executive born in 1972, with an estimated net worth of ~$2.9B RTB. The available data does not identify his specific company or role, but it shows he has made political contributions and is associated with multiple family foundations FEC ProPublica 990.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to Barnard reported total assets of about $41.5M and total grants paid of $861,475 across the available filings ProPublica 990. The largest was the Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation, which reported $41.1M in assets and $751,650 in grants paid in 2023; the Barnard Foundation reported $17,957 in assets and $425 in grants paid in 2022; and the Barnard Fain Foundation reported $388,956 in assets and $109,400 in grants paid in 2015 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Barnard made 17 federal contributions totaling $44,800 from 2009 to 2025 FEC. His giving was split across Democrats, Republicans, and PACs/other recipients, with $13,050 to Democrats, $17,500 to Republicans, and $14,250 to PAC/other recipients FEC.
In the News
A 2026 USC Marshall article described Hayes Barnard Fellowship students building sustainable infrastructure for a Kenya village NewsAPI. The article links Barnard’s name to a fellowship program, but the available data does not provide additional details about his direct involvement NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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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.