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Stand Together Fellowships, (STF) formerly the Charles Koch Institute (CKI), was formed to influence "a new generation of leaders through our educational programs to accelerate their careers and develop new and better ways to tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems," according to its website.[1] STF is a rebranding of the Charles Koch Institute, which was created from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation in September 2011 as 501(c)(3) educational organization. In the past, STF sponsored the Koch Associate Program, Koch Internship Program, Koch Summer Fellow Program, and Liberty@Work. As of November 2022, the Charles Koch Institute is still listed an "associate" member of the State Policy Network.[2]

Koch Wiki

Charles Koch is the right-wing billionaire owner of Koch Industries. As one of the richest people in the world, he is a key funder of the right-wing infrastructure, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the State Policy Network (SPN). In SourceWatch, key articles on Charles Koch and his late brother David include: Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, Stand Together, Koch Family Foundations, Koch Universities, and I360.

Koch Associate Program

Koch Associates work at a right-wing Washington, DC partner organization full-time while spending one day per week learning about the Koch's Market Based Management philosophy at the Charles Koch Institute.[3]

Alumni

Koch Internship Program

The Koch Internship Program, previously called the "Non-Profit Internship Program", places interns at "partner organizations," many of which are non-profits in right-wing State Policy Network. According to the website, the areas of focus are:[7]

  • Policy & research analysis
  • Communications & public relations
  • Marketing & digital media
  • Development & fundraising
  • Graphic design & video production
  • Project management
  • Operations & IT

Listed Non-Profit Partner Organizations

As of January 2023:[8]

Formerly Listed Partners

Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship

STF describes this program as a "year-long fellowship program offers media and creative professionals the opportunity to refine their skills while learning about the crucial role of free speech and a free press in our society. You’ll work full time in the industry while taking your experience to the next level with our world-class curriculum."[9]

Fellows work full-time for a media outlet while in the program in the following positions:

  • Journalists (broadcast, investigative, & multi-platform).
  • Editors (daily reporting and editorial content).
  • PR professionals
  • Marketing professionals
  • Copywriters
  • Impact producers
  • Video producers & videographers
  • Graphic designers

Media and Journalism Fellowship Partners

2021-2022[10]

  • The 74
  • The Advocate
  • Alabama News Network
  • American Heritage Magazine
  • Baltimore Witness
  • Bay Nature Institute
  • Bradenton Herald
  • The Bronx Times
  • The Cedar Rapids Gazette
  • Civil Beat
  • The Clarion-Ledger
  • Connecticut News Project
  • Dallas Morning News
  • D.C. Witness
  • The Detroit News
  • The Dispatch
  • El Nuevo Herald
  • The Fresno Bee
  • Florida Times-Union
  • Gay City News
  • KALB-TV
  • Kansas City Star
  • Lexington Herald-Leader
  • Metro Philadelphia
  • Miami Herald
  • The Modesto Bee
  • Montclair Local News
  • Myrtle Beach Sun News
  • Nashville Scene
  • The Nevada Independent
  • The News & Observer
  • NJ.com
  • Religion Unplugged
  • The Sacramento Bee
  • The Scope
  • Street Sense Media
  • The Telegraph
  • The Tribune
  • Washington City Paper
  • Washingtonian
  • WAFF 48 News
  • WBEZ Chicago
  • WBRC-TV Fox 6 News (Birmingham, AL)
  • WBTV-TV CBS (Charlotte, NC)
  • WLBT News
  • WOIO Cleveland 19

2020-2021[10]

  • Allsides
  • Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
  • Belleville News-Democrat
  • Blavity
  • Bradenton Herald
  • Cadillac News
  • Center Square
  • Chalkbeat
  • Dallas Morning News
  • D.C. Witness
  • The Detroit News
  • The Dispatch
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • Free Spirit Media
  • The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Greenwood Commonwealth
  • GroundTruth Project
  • Hearst
  • Houston Chronicle
  • The Journal (Tioga Tribune)
  • Kansas City Star
  • King's County/Queen's County Politics
  • Lexington Herald-Leader
  • The Miami Herald
  • National Review
  • The Nevada Independent
  • New York Daily News
  • News and Observer
  • News Center Maine
  • Noozhawk
  • Religion Unplugged
  • The Scope
  • SeattlePI.com
  • St. Louis Public Radio
  • Tampa Bay Times
  • Texas Metro News
  • Washington Examiner
  • Washington City Paper
  • WBRC-TV Fox (Birmingham, AL)
  • WBTV-TV CBS (Charlotte, NC)
  • WCSC-TV CBS (Charleston)
  • WCSH-TV NBC (Maine)

Former Partner Organizations

  • Emergent Order
  • Freethink Media
  • Mercury Radio/The Blaze
  • Moving Picture Institute
  • RealClear
  • Reason
  • Red Edge
  • Saturday Evening Post
  • Ventures Africa
  • Young Voices

Liberty@Work Program

As of April 2018 this program is no longer described on the STF website:

Liberty@Work bills itself as "a web-based professional education and training program for individuals interested in advancing economic freedom. In collaboration with state-based non-profit organizations from all across the country, participants have the chance to undergo management training for four hours every Wednesday and further expand their skills and network while working in full-time positions. Additionally, participants travel to Washington, DC for the first week of the program and meet in-person for three other professional education summits."[11]

Partner Organizations[12]

Core Financials

2022[13]

  • Total Revenue: $1,634,855
  • Total Expenses: $4,682,428
  • Net Assets: $417,093,238

2021[14]

  • Total Revenue: $1,636,185
  • Total Expenses: $54,091,195
  • Net Assets: $396,008,960

2020[15]

  • Total Revenue: $9,154,321
  • Total Expenses: $54,614,401
  • Net Assets: $363,176,435

2019[16]

  • Total Revenue: $20,830,118
  • Total Expenses: $14,868,783
  • Net Assets: $381,888,776

2018[17]

  • Total Revenue: $60,913,751
  • Total Expenses: $25,697,704
  • Net Assets: $345,288,339

2017[17]

  • Total Revenue: $55,014,414
  • Total Expenses: $27,883,747
  • Net Assets: $329,806,379

2016[18]

  • Total Revenue: $16,998,220
  • Total Expenses: $25,852,606
  • Net Assets: $298,372,610

2015[19]

  • Total Revenue: $9,410,647
  • Total Expenses: $21,402,905
  • Net Assets: $269,582,658

2014[20]

  • Total Revenue: $37,041,550
  • Total Expenses: $17,242,481
  • Net Assets: $290,011,122

2013[21]

  • Total Revenue: $52,029,075
  • Total Expenses: $10,605,097
  • Net Assets: $270,962,528

2012[22]

  • Total Revenue: $170,261,053
  • Total Expenses: $8,577,448
  • Net Assets: $223,591,971

2011[23]

  • Total Revenue: $63,172,400
  • Total Expenses: $2,251,895
  • Net Assets: $60,920,505

Grants Distributed

2022[13]

  • Bay City News Foundation: $8,000
  • Bay Nature Institute: $8,000
  • Brigid's Path: $8,000
  • Cardinal Institute: $7,000
  • Cato Institute: $47,375
  • Center for the National Interest: $20,092
  • Chicago Public Media: $8,000
  • College Bound Dorchester: $8,000
  • Conneticut News Project: $8,000
  • DC Witness: $8,000
  • Defense Priorities Foundation: $21,000
  • Enlace Latino NC: $8,000
  • Eurasia Group Foundation: $12,531
  • Foundation for Excellence in Education: $8,000
  • Frontier Institute: $8,000
  • John Quincy Adams Society: $11,656
  • Minnpost: $8,000
  • National Public Radio: $8,000
  • Nevada News Bureau: $16,000
  • Northeastern University: $8,000
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting: $8,000
  • Quincy Institute for Responsible Statescraft: $21,592
  • R Street Institute: $8,000
  • Reason Foundation: $8,000
  • Safe Families for Children Alliance: $7,700
  • Street Sense: $15,677
  • Talent Market: $100,000
  • TechFreedom: $12,000
  • Texas Tribune: $24,000
  • The 74 Media: $8,000
  • The Phoenix: $8,000
  • The Poynter Institute for Media Studies: $300,000
  • The Salt Lake Tribune: $8,000


2021[14]

2020[15]

2019[16]

2018[17]

2017[24]

2016[25]

2015[26]

Personnel

As of November 2022:[13]

Staff

  • Derek Johnson, Executive Director
  • Dale Gibbens, Executive Vice President
  • Andrew Delmege, Director of Education
  • Hugh Cherry, Director of Education
  • Aaron Watson, Senior Learning Manager
  • Lee Simmons, Senior Recruiter

Former Staff

  • Noelle Huffman, Senior Manager of Data & Operations
  • Timothy McCaughan, Senior Manager of Media Programs
  • William Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy
  • Nancy Graham, Senior Director
  • Amy Pelletier, Vice President
  • Deirdre Hughes, Director of Strategic Partnerships
  • Allan Carey, Director of Education
  • Arianne Massey, (Partial) Vice President, Talent Development
  • Robert Heaton, Treasurer – Outgoing
  • Kathleen Roberts: Vice President and Chief of Staff
  • Adam Sohn, Vice President
  • Kevin Gentry: Vice President
  • Heather Love: Treasurer
  • Logan Moore: Director of Operations
  • Tonya Mullins: Director of Communications
  • Vikrant Reddy, Senior Research Fellow
  • Alison Winters, Managing Director of Research and Policy
  • Lea Krohn, Director of Education

Board of Directors

Former Directors

Contact Information

Charles Koch Institute
1320 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-875-1600
Fax: 703-875-1601
Website: https://www.charleskochinstitute.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CKinstitute
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CKinstitute/

Articles and Resources

IRS Form 990 Filings

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Related Articles

References

  1. Stand Together Fellowships, About Us, organization website, accessed November 22, 2022.
  2. State Policy Network, Directory, State Policy Network, 2022.
  3. Charles Koch Institute, "Associate Program," organization website, accessed April 17, 2014.
  4. Charles Koch Institute, "After the Program," organization website, accessed April 17, 2014.
  5. Emily Yehle, The most active nonprofit you've never heard of, E&E, November 14, 2012.
  6. Brooke Williams and Matt Pearce, Issa oversight committee staffs up with industry insiders, Center for Public Integrity, February 28, 2011.
  7. Charles Koch Institute, "[1]," organization website, accessed April 2018.
  8. Stand Together Fellowships, [https://standtogetherfellowships.org Organizational Website, accessed January 2023.
  9. Charles Koch Institute, "Media and Journalism Fellowship," organization website, accessed April 2018.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Stand Together Fellowships,Partner Organizations," organization website, accessed January 14, 2023.
  11. Charles Koch Institute, "Liberty@Work," organization website, accessed April 17, 2014.
  12. Charles Koch Institute, "Partner Organizations," organization website, accessed April 17, 2014.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Stand Together Fellowships, IRS 990 2022, Stand Together Fellowships, 2023.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Stand Together Fellowships, IRS 990 2021, Stand Together Fellowships, November 15, 2022.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Charles Koch Institute, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2021.
  16. 16.0 16.1 Charles Koch Institute, 2019 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, 2020.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Charles Koch Institute, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2019.
  18. Charles Koch Institute, 2016 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2017.
  19. Charles Koch Institute, 2015 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2016.
  20. Charles Koch Institute, 2014 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2015.
  21. Charles Koch Institute, 2013 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 17, 2014.
  22. Charles Koch Institute, 2012 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2013.
  23. Charles Koch Institute, 2011 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 21, 2012.
  24. Charles Koch Institute, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2018.
  25. Charles Koch Institute, 2016 IRS Form 990, Schedule I, organizational tax filing, November 13, 2017.
  26. Charles Koch Institute, 2015 IRS Form 990, Schedule I, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2016.