Stand Together
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| Formation | 2003 |
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| Founder | Charles Koch |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Revenue | $432.6 million (2024)[1] |
| Website | standtogether |
Formerly called | The Seminar Network |
Stand Together is an American philanthropic organization that was first established in 2003 to promote civil society across the United States. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, and was founded by Charles Koch to assist philanthropic activities across the United States. Formerly known as the Seminar Network, its renaming as Stand Together was announced on May 20, 2019 and is considered to be informally part of the Koch network. The founding CEO is Brian Hooks.[2]
In 2003, Charles Koch began hosting annual meetings of business leaders and philanthropists to support various education and policy initiatives. From these seminars grew a philanthropic community of organizations working to address issues such as poverty, addiction, recidivism, gang violence and homelessness. In 2019, this advocacy organization became the Stand Together Foundation.[2] Stand Together seeks to identify and mentor organizations addressing what it deems as society's biggest challenges.[3] In a speech in January 2019 in Palm Springs, Charles Koch signaled he would shift away from partisan politics and focus on goals that cut across ideologies.[2]
Brian Hooks is the current chairman and CEO. He previously served as executive director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and is also president of the Charles Koch Foundation. Other leadership members include Evan Feinberg, Amy Pelletier, and Kevin Lavelle.[2][4]
