Renaissance Philanthropy: The Many Major Donors to Emerge From a Single Hedge Fund

Renaissance Philanthropy: The Many Major Donors to Emerge From a Single Hedge Fund

Renaissance Technologies is one of the most successful hedge funds in Wall Street history, yielding one of philanthropy’s most prolific clans. Including the Simonses, well over a dozen donors draw from Renaissance wealth.

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The American Billionaires Most Engaged in the Climate Fight

The American Billionaires Most Engaged in the Climate Fight

Climate change was a relatively small niche in philanthropy for years, but has been gaining traction among the country’s wealthiest donors. Here are some of the billionaires who are most involved in the issue.

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Top Climate Change Donors Pull Back the Curtain on Their Past and Future Giving

Top Climate Change Donors Pull Back the Curtain on Their Past and Future Giving

The Sea Change Foundation has given $500 million toward climate work to date, operating with almost no public profile—and drawing suspicion as a result. Now, its founders—Nat Simons and Laura Baxter-Simons—are going public.

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The 9 Top Finance Guys in Environmental Philanthropy

The 9 Top Finance Guys in Environmental Philanthropy

A striking number of leaders from the financial sector have become big players in environmental philanthropy, and we write about these funders all the time. Here's our rundown of who's doing what.

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