Hao Hong
Profile Summary
Hao Hong, born in 1956, is a U.S.-based billionaire in the healthcare industry with an estimated net worth of ~$1.7B RTB.
Philanthropy
The data shows three Hong-related foundations in California, with combined assets of $5,248,126 and total grants paid of $2,228,382 in tax year 2023 where available ProPublica 990. The Hong Family Foundation in Beverly Hills reported $2,180,000 in grants paid on $4,242,747 in assets for 2023, while the Palo Alto Hong Foundation reported $48,382 in grants paid on $1,005,379 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2018-05-22 to 2025-12-19, the data shows 29 FEC contributions totaling $4,254 FEC. Most of the money went to Republican recipients, including $2,700 to BOB HUFF FOR CONGRESS and $80 to the TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE, while $200 went to Democratic recipients and $1,354 is listed as Unknown FEC.
In the News
No validated news articles were provided in the dataset NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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.
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
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.
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 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.