The Stand Together Trust, whose tax ID was formerly used by the Koch network's Seminar Network Trust and Concerned Veterans for America, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization led by Charles Koch, Chase Koch, Koch lieutenant Mark Holden, and other operatives of the Koch network. As of April 2020, the group has no web presence so very little is known of its current activities. According to Seminar Network Trust's most recent IRS filing, its mission is to "fund initiatives aimed at researching, analyzing, and publicizing across a range of broad social and economic issues affecting the nation and the well-being of every American."[1]
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Funding
The Stand Together Trust is not required to disclose its funders. Its major foundation funders, however, can be found through a search of the IRS filings. Here are the known funders:
- California Community Foundation: $200,000 (2019)
- Charles Koch Foundation: $2,500,000 (2019)
- Deason Foundation: $1,102,134 (2017-2018)[2]
- Dunn Foundation: $10,000 (2020)
- DonorsTrust: $1,200,000 (2017-2018)[3][4]
- Greater Horizons: $60,000 (2019)
- Luddy Charitable Foundation: $250,000 (2017)[5]
- Miles Foundation: $125,000 (2019)
- Renker Family Foundation: $100,000 (2017)[6]
- Rudd Foundation: $250,000 (2019)
- Society for Human Resource Management: $100,000 (2019)
Core Financials
2021[7]
- Total Revenue: $278,674,897
- Total Expenses: $60,578,305
- Net Assets: $356,859,594
Grants Distributed
- 4.0 Schools: $250,000
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $7,500,000
- Arizona State University Foundation: $2,100,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $3,996,444
- Carrell Clinic Foundation: $400,000
- Catholic University of America: $1,220,000
- Cause of Action: $375,000
- Center for Growth and Opportunity: $3,310,000
- Chapman University: $100,000
- Charles Koch Foundation: $749,980
- College of the Holy Cross: $275,000
- Curriki: $150,000
- Democracy Found: $200,000
- Duke University: $100,000
- Edward Charles Foundation: $1,433,000
- Florida State University Foundation: $425,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $1,290,500
- George Mason University Foundation: $11,665,352
- Home Builders Institute: $430,000
- Institute for Humane Studies: $4,040,000
- Mastery Transcript Consortium: $13,000
- Minerva Institute for Research and Scholars: $400,000
- Pacific Legal Foundation: $975,000
- Paragon Health Institute: $1,950,106
- Rice University: $500,000
- Recidiviz: $40,000
- Santa Clara University: $1,203,300
- Schoolhouse World: $20,000
- Southern Methodist University: $50,000
- Stand Together Foundation: $2,094,898
- Sword and Spoon Workshop: $40,000
- Taking Action for Good: $25,000
- Texas Public Policy Foundation: $500,000
- Truth, Enterprise, Liberty Foundation: $100,000
- University of Arizona: $10,000
- University of Southern California: $100,000
- University of Texas at Austin: $200,000
- Vela Education Fund: $7,915,000
- West Virginia University Foundation: $200,000
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation: $175,000
- Youth Entrepreneurs: $913,208
2020[8]
- Total Revenue: $104,032,743
- Total Expenses: $41,111,947
- Net Assets: $136,224,175
Grants Distributed
- 4.0 Schools: $500,000
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $6,580,395
- Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnyland: $125,000
- Arizona State University Foundation: $575,000
- Bellwether Education Partners: $1,000,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $2,621,434
- Catholic University of America: $95,000
- Cause of Action Institute: $1,100,000
- Center for Growth and Opportunity: $1,900,000
- Charles Koch Foundation: $400,000
- College of the Holy Cross: $92,000
- Curriki: $300,000
- Duke University: $100,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $509,500
- George W. Bush Foundation: $250,000
- Greater Horizons: $14,800,000
- Pacific Legal Foundation: $25,000
- Rice University: $666,667
- Santa Clara University: $1,200,000
- Stand Together Foundation: $1,787,500
- Texas Public Policy Foundation: $780,000
- University of Arizona: $45,000
- University of California-Los Angeles: $350,000
- University of Colorado Foundation: $600,000
- University of Nebraska Foundation: $175,000
- University of Texas at Austin: $200,000
- University of Texas at Dallas: $50,000
- Vela Education Fund: $3,064,867
- Yes Every Kid Foundation: $500,000
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation: $116,940
- Youth Entrepreneurs: $462,500
2019[9]
- Total Revenue: $23,531,841
- Total Expenses: $45,591,475
- Net Assets: $84,327,658
Grants Distributed
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $12,775,573
- Arizona State University Foundation: $15,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $350,000
- Cafe Momentum: $52,500
- Catholic University of America: $330,000
- Cause of Action Institute: $4,000,000
- Charles Koch Foundation: $850,000
- College of the Holy Cross: $400,000
- EdChoice: $882,500
- Emporia State University Foundation: $20,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $770,000
- Fidelity Charitable: $15,000,000
- Greater Horizons: $1,000,000
- Iaclc: $280,000
- Institute for Humane Studies: $705,000
- Loras College: $250,000
- Mercatus Center: $158,500
- National Conference on Citizenship: $150,000
- North Park University: $35,000
- Santa Clara University: $875,000
- Schwab Charitable: $25,000
- Stand Together Foundation: $3,455,500
- Phoenix Multisport: $82,000
- Texas Public Policy Foundation: $500,000
- University of Kansas: $15,000
- University of Texas at Austin: $400,000
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation: $575,000
- Youth Entrepreneurs: $1,570,000
2018[1]
- Total Revenue: $75,081,933
- Total Expenses: $6,551,900
- Net Assets: $100,907,071
Grants Distributed
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $2,670,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $475,000
- Cause of Action Institute: $2,250,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $250,000
- Rice University: $333,333
- Stand Together: $363,113
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation: $200,000
2017[10]
- Total Revenue: $27,427,504
- Total Expenses: $8,100,150
- Net Assets: $32,550,323
Grants Distributed
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $750,000
- Arizona Education Project: $1,250,000
- Association of American Educators Foundation: $250,000
- Cafe Momentum: $30,000
- Capitol Preparatory Schools: $100,000
- Catholic University: $480,000
- Cause of Action Institute: $3,000,000
- EdChoice: $735,000
- Fidelity Charitable: $50,000
- Florida State University: $900,000
- Loras College: $86,000
- Stand Together: $402,040
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation: $50,000
Personnel
As of December 2021:[7]
Staff
- Brian Menkes, President/Secretary
- Kara Hartnett, Treasurer
- Derek Johnson, Executive Director
Former Staff
- Robert Heaton, Treasurer
- Susan Motiff, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Former Directors
Contact Information
Seminar Network Trust
1320 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 571-290-6811
Articles and Resources
IRS Form 990 Filings
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Seminar Network Trust, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2019.
- ↑ Deason Foundation,Profile, Grantmakers, accessed March 30, 2020.
- ↑ David Armiak, DonorsTrust Bankrolled Right-Wing Judicial Appointments, Trump’s Acting AG, and Lobbying Front Groups in 2017, ExposedbyCMD, February 19, 2019.
- ↑ David Armiak, DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018, ExposedbyCMD, December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Luddy Charitable Foundation,[on file with CMD], organizational filing.
- ↑ Renker Family Foundation,Profile, Grantmakers, accessed March 30, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Seminar Network Trust, 2021 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2022.
- ↑ Seminar Network Trust, 2020 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2021.
- ↑ Seminar Network Trust, 2019 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2020.
- ↑ Seminar Network Trust, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, June 14, 2018.