Donors Trust Inc
Donations deductibleDonors Trust Inc's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly O Dennis Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| George G H Coates Jr (also filed as George GH Coates Jr) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Piereson | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lawson R Bader | President and CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas E Beach | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher D Renner | Controller | since 2020 |
| Elia J Peterson | Assistant Controller | 2023 |
| Gregory P Conko | Vice President of Programs | since 2022 |
| Jeffrey C Zysik | CFO, COO and Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Lukas C Dwelly | Philanthropic Advisor | since 2022 |
| Peter A Lipsett | Vice President/ Secretary | since 2020 |
| Stephanie L Giovanetti | Philanthropic Advisor | since 2022 |
| Stephen M Johnson | CTO | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson R Bader | President and CEO | 42 | $400k | $108k | |
| Jeffrey C Zysik | CFO, COO and Treasurer | 42 | $312k | $90k | |
| Peter A Lipsett | Vice President | 45 | $241k | $72k | |
| Gregory P Conko | Vice President of Programs | 40 | $236k | $68k | |
| Stephen M Johnson | CTO | 45 | $188k | $47k | |
| Lukas C Dwelly | Philanthropic Advisor | 40 | $186k | $46k | |
| Stephanie L Giovanetti | Philanthropic Advisor | 40 | $171k | $26k | |
| Christopher D Renner | Controller | 40 | $163k | $50k | |
| Kimberly O Dennis | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Piereson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas E Beach | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| George GH Coates Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
15 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20243037482). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Christopher D. Renner | Controller |
| Lawson R. Bader | President, CEO and Director |
| Stephen M. Johnson | CTO |
| Lukas C. Dwelly | Philanthropic Advisor |
| James Piereson | Vice Chair |
| Kimberly O. Dennis | Chair |
| Thomas E. Beach | Director |
| Elia J. Peterson | Assistant Controller |
| Peter A. Lipsett | Vice President / Secretary |
| Stephanie L. Giovanetti | Philanthropic Advisor |
| Jeffrey C. Zysik | CFO, COO and Treasurer |
| Gregory P. Conko | Vice President of Programs |
| Lawson R. Bader | President and CEO |
| Zysik C. Jeffrey | |
| George G.H. Coates, Jr. | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Donors Trust Inc
- EIN
- 522166327
- Address
- 1800 Diagonal Rd Ste 280, Alexandria, VA, 22314-2840
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Support charities & sponsor programs which alleviate, through education, research & private initiatives, society's most pervasive and radical needs, including those relating to social welfare, health, environment, economics, foreign relations, arts and culture. Encourage private philanthropy and individual giving as opposed to governmental solutions to society's problems. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T99 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Lawson R Bader (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKimberly O Dennis
≥6years on the filingsGeorge G H Coates Jr
≥6years on the filingsJames Piereson
≥6years on the filingsLawson R Bader
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.36bn
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.36bn
- Contributions and grants received
- $232.1m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $284.1m
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $294.4m | $291.5m | $2.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | for the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute | $35m |
| America First Legal Foundation | for general operations | $20.7m |
| State Policy Network | for general operations | $7m |
| Institute for Justice | for general operations | $7m |
| Consumers' Research Inc | for general operations | $5.1m |
| Texas A&M Foundation | for the Center on the Structural Constitution | $5m |
| Reason Foundation | for general operations | $5m |
| Teneo Network Inc | for general operations | $4.4m |
| Real Clear Foundation | for general operations | $4.2m |
| GMU Foundation | for the Law & Economics Center | $3.8m |
| Lucy Burns Institute | for general operations | $3.1m |
| Foundation for Constitutional Freedom | for general operations | $3m |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | for general operations | $2.9m |
| Informing America Foundation | for general operations | $2.8m |
| ACANI Inc | for general operations | $2.8m |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | for general operations | $2.8m |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | for general operations | $2.8m |
| Do No Harm | for litigation efforts and general operations | $2.8m |
| Green Light Project | for general operations | $2.6m |
| Passages America Israel Inc | for general operations | $2.5m |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) | for general operations | $2.5m |
| Perc | for general operations | $2.4m |
| State Policy Network | for general operations | $2.4m |
| Schwab Charitable Gift Fund | for a donor-advised fund | $2.3m |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | for general operations | $2m |
State registration
2 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Donors Trust, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 September 2026
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Donors Trust Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.