Marty Horton
Profile Summary
Marty Horton is a Texas-based real estate billionaire born in 1951, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.1B RTB. The data identifies him as being in the real estate industry, but does not provide additional details on how his wealth was built RTB.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to Horton reported a combined $244,355 in grants paid in 2023 and held $121,430 in total assets ProPublica 990. The Horton Foundation, Zachary Horton Foundation, and Horton Family Foundation each filed Form 990-PF returns, which are annual tax filings private foundations use to report assets, grants, revenue, and expenses ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 4 contributions totaling $1,010 from 1994-05-16 to 2024-07-26 FEC. The largest recipient was COLEMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE at $1,000, and the remaining $10 was split between ACTBLUE and WINRED; the party breakdown is listed as Unknown for the full amount FEC.
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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.