Stand Together Trust

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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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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.

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:

Core Financials

2022[7]

  • Total Revenue: $63,933,238
  • Total Expenses: $124,216,223
  • Net Assets: $329,090,062

Grants Distributed

2021[8]

  • Total Revenue: $278,674,897
  • Total Expenses: $60,578,305
  • Net Assets: $356,859,594

Grants Distributed

2020[9]

  • Total Revenue: $104,032,743
  • Total Expenses: $41,111,947
  • Net Assets: $136,224,175

Grants Distributed

2019[10]

  • Total Revenue: $23,531,841
  • Total Expenses: $45,591,475
  • Net Assets: $84,327,658

Grants Distributed

2018[1]

  • Total Revenue: $75,081,933
  • Total Expenses: $6,551,900
  • Net Assets: $100,907,071

Grants Distributed

2017[11]

  • Total Revenue: $27,427,504
  • Total Expenses: $8,100,150
  • Net Assets: $32,550,323

Grants Distributed

Personnel

As of November 2023:[7]

Staff

  • Brian Menkes, Secretary
  • Kara Hartnett, Treasurer
  • Derek Johnson, Executive Director
  • Nikolas C Walker, Director of Free Speech & Peace
  • Emily G Schofield, Director of Grant Management
  • Noelle J Huffman, Director of Operations, Development
  • Haley Ast, Program Officer, K-12 Education
  • Vikrant P Reddy, Senior Fellow, Criminal Justice Reform

Former Staff

  • Robert Heaton, Treasurer
  • Susan Motiff, Treasurer

Board of Directors

  • Chase Koch
  • Brian Hooks
  • Dale Gibbens
  • David L Robertson

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

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seminar Network Trust, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2019.
  2. Deason Foundation,Profile, Grantmakers, accessed March 30, 2020.
  3. David Armiak, DonorsTrust Bankrolled Right-Wing Judicial Appointments, Trump’s Acting AG, and Lobbying Front Groups in 2017, ExposedbyCMD, February 19, 2019.
  4. David Armiak, DonorsTrust Pumped $142 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2018, ExposedbyCMD, December 23, 2019.
  5. Luddy Charitable Foundation,[on file with CMD], organizational filing.
  6. Renker Family Foundation,Profile, Grantmakers, accessed March 30, 2020.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Seminar Network Trust, 2022 IRS Form 990, organizational filing, November 15, 2023.
  8. Seminar Network Trust, 2021 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2022.
  9. Seminar Network Trust, 2020 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2021.
  10. Seminar Network Trust, 2019 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2020.
  11. Seminar Network Trust, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, June 14, 2018.