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'''Talent Market''' is a project of [[America's Future Foundation]], but was through 2018 a limited liability company (LLC) owned by [[DonorsTrust]], a donor advised fund favored by the billionaire [[Koch]] network of ultra-wealthy right-wingers for its easy cloaking of donations to political allies. It was founded in 2009 by former President and CEO of DonorsTrust [[Whitney Ball]], President of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN) [[Tracie Sharp]], and Talent Market Executive Director [[Claire Kittle Dixon]].<ref name="da">David Armiak, [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/06/28/talent-market-libertarian-headhunter-koch-bradley-foundation/ Talent Market: The Libertarian Headhunting Firm Serving the Koch Network and the Bradley Foundation], ''ExposedbyCMD'', June 28, 2017.</ref>
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==Talent Market Now a Project of America's Future Foundation==
As of March 2020, Talent market lists on its website that, "Talent Market is a project of [[America’s Future Foundation]], a 501(c)(3) public charity."<ref>Talent Market, [http://talentmarket.wpengine.com/support/ Support], ''Talent Market'', March 2020</ref> Before this, Talent Market was listed as aa limited liability company (LLC) owned by [[DonorsTrust]], a donor advised fund favored by the billionaire [[Koch]] network of ultra-wealthy right-wingers for its easy cloaking of donations to political allies.
==Headhunting for the Right-Wing==
==Ties to the Kochs==
Talent Market has many ties to the Koch network. Talent Market received funding from Koch's [[Americans for Prosperity Foundation]] and the [[Charles Koch Foundation]]. (See below for exact amounts.) All current employees worked for Koch. Before founding Talent Market, Dixon was the Program Officer for Leadership and Talent Development at the [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]. The only other Katy Gambella worked for the Koch-funded [[Institute for Humane Studies]] and the Charles Koch founded [[Cato Institute]]. Gambella also participated in the Koch Associate Program, as did Katelynn McBride.<ref name="tmstaff"/> Former employee at Talent Market, talent manager Lauren Skiver, also worked for the Charles G. Koch Foundation as a grants coordinator.<ref name="da"/>
Many of Talent Market's [http://talentmarket.org/client-list/ clients] are Koch organizations or organizations the Kochs fund. [[Americans for Prosperity Foundation]], [[Charles Koch Institute]], [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]], [[Cato Institute]], [[Mercatus Center]], and the [[Institute for Humane Studies]] have all utilized Talent Market to fill positions.
==Funding==
Through 2018, Talent Market relies on donations through its parent organization [[DonorsTrust]] since its service is free. Talent Market is not required by law to disclose its contributors, but some are known through IRS filings.
*[[Americans for Prosperity Foundation]]: $10,000 (2012)<ref name="2012 990">Americans for Prosperity Foundation, [http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2013_12_EO/52-1527294_990_201212.pdf 2012 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, November 15, 2013.</ref>
*[[Bradley Foundation]]: $80,000 (2015-2016)<ref name="da"/>
*[[Charles Koch Foundation]]: [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Koch_Family_Foundations $100,000] (2016-2017)
*[[Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity]]: $6,000 (2014)<ref name="2014_990">Franklin Center, [http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2015_10_EO/26-4066298_990_201412.pdf 2014 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, September 18, 2015.</ref>
*[[Illinois Policy Institute]]: [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Illinois_Policy_Institute $510,000 ] (2015-2017)<ref name="2015 990"> Illinois Policy Institute, *[[paper copy 2015 Form 990JM Foundation]]: $75, Internal Revenue Service, November 14, 2016.</ref>000 (2011-2015)*[[State Policy Network]]: [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Contributions_of_the_State_Policy_Network $1025,000] (2013, 2015-2018)
==Core Financials==
Talent Market is a project of [[America's Future Foundation]], but through 2018 was a limited liability company (LLC) owned by [[DonorsTrust]]. As such, Talent Market's finances are between 2009-2018 disclosed within DonorTrust's IRS filings.'''<big>2018</big>'''<ref>DonorsTrust, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6591977-DonorsTrust-2018-990.html 2018 990 Form], ''DonorsTrust'', November 15, 2019.</ref>*Revenue: $0*Expenses: $274,867*Grants of: $0*Claie Kittle-Dixon Salary: $160,000 '''<big>2017</big>'''<ref>DonorsTrust, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5744018-DonorsTrust-2017-990.html 2017 990 Form], ''DonorsTrust'', November 15, 2018.</ref>*Revenue: $0*Expenses: $255,504*Grants of: $22,884*Claie Kittle-Dixon Salary: $150,000 '''<big>2016</big>'''<ref>DonorsTrust, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4415326-DonorsTrust-2016-990.html 2016 990 Form], ''DonorsTrust'', November 13, 2017.</ref>*Revenue: $0*Expenses: $202,066*Grants of: $0*Claie Kittle-Dixon Salary: $150,000
'''<big>2015</big>'''<ref>DonorsTrust, [http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2016_11_EO/52-2166327_990_201512.pdf 2015 990 Form], ''DonorsTrust'', November 14, 2016.</ref>
==Personnel==
===Staff===
As of June 2017March 2020:<refname="tmstaff">Talent Market, [http://talentmarket.org/about/leadershipourteam/ LeadershipOur Team], ''Talent Market'', June 2017March 2020.</ref>
*[[Claire Kittle Dixon]], Executive Director
*Katy Gambella, Network Engagement Manager
*Katelynn McBride Barbosa, Talent Engagement Manager
'''Former Staff'''
*Lauren Skiver, Talent Manager
===Advisory Council===
As of June 2017March 2020:<ref>Talent Market, [http://talentmarket.org/about/advisory-council/ Advisory Council], ''Talent Market'', June 2017March 2020</ref>
*Ann C. Fitzgerald, President, A.C. Fitzgerald & Associates
*Roger R. Ream, President, The [[Fund for American Studies]]
Website: http://talentmarket.org<br>
Phone: 703-835-9933<br>
Email: contact @ talentmarket.org<br>
Twitter: https://twitter.com/talentmarket<br>
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentMarket<br>