Kim Dennis, Robert P. George and Carrie Coors Tynan bring expertise in liberty philanthropy, American institutions, family philanthropy and donor intent.
Philanthropy Roundtable has appointed three new Distinguished Fellows: Kim Dennis, Robert P. George and Carrie Coors Tynan. Accomplished leaders in philanthropy, scholarship and public life, each brings extensive experience advancing the ideas and institutions central to the Roundtable’s mission.
The appointments establish a new program that draws on the expertise of leading thinkers and practitioners to enrich the Roundtable’s work with donors, foundations and philanthropic families.
Through articles, interviews and participation in selected programs and events, the fellows will contribute perspectives on important questions facing philanthropy: how private giving can advance liberty, strengthen American institutions, support meaningful reform and preserve charitable purpose across generations.
Kim Dennis
Distinguished Fellow for Liberty Philanthropy
Kim Dennis is a respected philanthropic leader who served for 29 years as president and CEO of the Searle Freedom Trust, a foundation that supported public policy research and education advancing individual freedom and economic liberty. She is also a co-founder and board chair of DonorsTrust and served as Philanthropy Roundtable’s first executive director from 1991 to 1996.
Throughout her career, Dennis has helped donors support the ideas, leaders and institutions that sustain a free society. As Distinguished Fellow for Liberty Philanthropy, she brings extensive experience in philanthropic strategy, institutional leadership and long-term investments in individual liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.
Robert P. George
Distinguished Fellow for American Institutions
Robert P. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and founder and director of its James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. A leading scholar of moral and political philosophy, George has helped shape national discussions on constitutional government, religious liberty, higher education and civil society.
As Distinguished Fellow for American Institutions, he will contribute his perspective on institutional renewal, particularly the role philanthropy can play in strengthening higher education, civic education and the foundations of American self-government.
Carrie Coors Tynan
Distinguished Fellow for Family Philanthropy and Donor Intent
Carrie Coors Tynan is CEO of the Adolph Coors Foundation, where she oversees the foundation’s operations and carries out the philanthropic vision of its trustees. Her leadership provides firsthand experience in charitable stewardship, foundation governance and the responsibilities of sustaining a family’s philanthropic commitments.
As Distinguished Fellow for Family Philanthropy and Donor Intent, Tynan will bring a practitioner’s perspective to the challenges facing philanthropic families, including engaging future generations, maintaining clarity of charitable purpose and preserving donor intent.
Strengthening American Philanthropy
Dennis, George and Tynan bring complementary expertise that will deepen the Roundtable’s work on philanthropy’s most consequential questions: how to strengthen institutions, advance enduring principles and preserve charitable purpose across generations.
Through articles, interviews and Roundtable programs, their perspectives will enrich the ideas and guidance we offer donors committed to advancing liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.
