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Carol Jenkins Barnett

American philanthropist and businesswoman

AIProfile Summary

Carol Jenkins Barnett is a U.S. philanthropist and businesswoman, born in 1956. Wikidata lists an estimated net worth of ~$1.0 billion. Wikidata

Philanthropy

Three Barnett-related foundations reported $153,527 in grants paid and $238,499 in combined assets in filings for tax years 2023 and 2024. The foundations reported $165,598 in combined revenue and $171,509 in expenses across those filings. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

FEC records show 28 contributions totaling $286,300 from December 1987 through July 2021. The largest listed recipients were Keep America America Action Fund ($100,000), Senate Georgia Battleground Fund ($100,000), Romney Victory Inc. ($33,000), the NRSC ($17,800), and the Publix Super Markets associates PAC ($15,000); the FEC classified $20,300 as Republican, $3,000 as unknown, and $263,000 as PAC/Other. FEC

AI-generated summary from propublica_990, wikidata, gdelt, fec 8/1/2026 (gpt-5.6-luna). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.

$238KFoundation Assets
$154KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Barnett FoundationGreenwood, MS
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $3KRevenue: $28KGrants: $85KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Barnett FoundationTulsa, OK
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $228KRevenue: $13KGrants: $10KTax Year: 2024
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Barnett Family FoundationAvondale, AZ
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $8KRevenue: $60KGrants: $59KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 8/1/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$286KTotal Contributed
28Contributions
1987–2021Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$263K
REP
$20K
UNK
$3K

Top Recipients

KEEP AMERICA AMERICA ACTION FUND$100K
SENATE GEORGIA BATTLEGROUND FUND$100K
ROMNEY VICTORY INC$33K
NRSC$18K
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15K

Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.

Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
29.7
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
5%

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 8/31/2026 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. View on Wikidata

Carol Jenkins Barnett — Public Benefit Score D (30) | Billionaire Army