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Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Indianapolis, IN · EIN 35-2129262 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Renaissance Charitable Foundation reported $2.44 billion in revenue and $801.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.11 went to program services, $3.89 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.7% of the total. Revenue rose 434% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $802M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.44B

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.1%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.9%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
88.7%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
Not reported$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
88.256.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 5100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$771M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $771M · revenue $20M

During the 12 months ended December 31, 2024 the Foundation made over 160,000 grants to over 40,000 charitable organizations

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$1.00B$2.00B$3.00B$4.00B201920202021202220232024$2.44B$802M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$2.44B$802M96.1%$5.90B—
2023 ⓘ$1.46B$593M95.9%$4.15B—
2022 ⓘ$987M$471M95.4%$3.07B—
2021 ⓘ$1.64B$435M96.3%$3.06B—
2020 ⓘ$543M$405M96.6%$1.80B—
2019 ⓘ$456M$490M97.9%$1.61B—

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 3 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50

Private foundation grants it received

26 private foundations reported grants to Renaissance Charitable Foundation totaling $9.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Renaissance Charitable Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Renaissance Charitable Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Renaissance Charitable Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Renaissance Charitable Foundation reported that 96.1% of its $801.9 million in expenses went to program services, 3.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Renaissance Charitable Foundation get its money?

Of $2.44 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 88.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Renaissance Charitable Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-2129262 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349301959 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443109349303629 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303149349303205 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349316056 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349306360 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033169349301413 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-2129262: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.