Renaissance Philanthropy
Renaissance Philanthropy is a nonprofit. It makes it easier for donors to back science, technology and innovation through time-bound, thesis-driven funds. It was founded in 2024 by Tom Kalil and Kumar Garg.
Key facts
- Founded
- 2024, by Tom Kalil and Kumar Gargsource
- Leadership
- Led by Tom Kalil and Kumar Gargsource
- Chief Executive Officer, Form 990 for year ending Dec. 2025 (filed as Renaissance Philanthropy Fund)
- Tom Kalilsource
- Total revenue, Form 990 for year ending Dec. 2025
- $115,242,559source
- Total assets, Form 990 for year ending Dec. 2025
- $90,684,554source
WYDE coverage of Renaissance Philanthropy
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Renaissance Philanthropy, from May 1, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026. Renaissance Philanthropy is the subject of 1 story and a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Walton-Backed Nonprofit Fund Brings Recycling Venture Capital to Arkansas.
Walton-Backed Nonprofit Fund Brings Recycling Venture Capital to Arkansas
Renaissance Philanthropy launched the $7.5 million Northwest Arkansas Innovation Fund with Walton Family Foundation backing, pairing a revolving startup fund that reinvests its returns with a founder fellowship run alongside venture studio Gitwit.
Jul 8, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
AIBiohub Commits $500 Million to Build the Open Cellular Dataset for AI-Powered Biology
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub committed $500 million over five years to build open AI-trainable datasets of human cells, partnering with NVIDIA, Allen Institute, Arc, and the Human Cell Atlas.
May 1, 2026 · 3 min read · Donor
Reported alongside Renaissance Philanthropy
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub · in 1 story with Renaissance Philanthropy
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