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Donors Trust Inc.
Appears in filings: 2020–2024
Total known giving to Capital Research Center
$3,211,900
“The filing names the fund. As a donor-advised fund, DonorsTrust lets the original donors stay off the public record.”
Why this donor matters
DonorsTrust is the largest identifiable channel of money to Capital Research Center in recent filings. Widely described as the conservative movement's “dark-money ATM,” it is a donor-advised fund — so the public record names DonorsTrust, not the individuals or companies whose money passes through it. It has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to right-of-center groups.
Giving on record
| Year | Recipient | Source filing | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2024) ↗ | $820,600 |
| 2023 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2023) ↗ | $904,850 |
| 2022 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2022) ↗ | $517,250 |
| 2022 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2022) ↗ | $150,000 |
| 2021 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2021) ↗ | $455,750 |
| 2020 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2020) ↗ | $362,450 |
| 2020 | Capital Research Center | IRS Form 990 (2020) ↗ | $1,000 |
| Total | $3,211,900 | ||
Why this matters
Transparency starts with following the money.
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