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. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so only his industry and wealth estimate can be stated here 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. A separate Los Angeles Hong Family Foundation filing shows $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid in the data provided 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
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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.